Milton in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Milton

Photographed by Jon Pridgen, October 25, 2022

1. Milton

Inscription. Milton was settled around 1829. By 1840 it had become a prominent village of Autauga County. It was known as "Milton City” when the 1886 flood buried it in sand. Among the early families were Wm. L. and Sarah Taylor. Elihu and Elizabeth Parr Bates. Dedication of monuments to them at site of original Milton Church and graveyard took place on 1 May 1980. led by their great-granddaughter "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, wife of the 36th President of the United States.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1980.

Location. 32° 33.219′ N, 86° 48.891′ W. Marker is in Milton, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is on Autauga County Road 1, on the right when traveling north. Milton Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jones AL 36749, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Harmony Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); James Jackson Family Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); Vine Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Ivy Creek Cemetery (approx. 6.8 miles away); Ivy Creek Methodist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); Greater Mallard's Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Old Mulberry Schoolhouse (approx. 7 miles away); Plantersville Union Church Cemetery (approx. 9.6 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2022, by Jon Pridgen of Prattville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,213 times since then and 269 times this year. Last updated on November 1, 2022, by Jon Pridgen of Prattville, Alabama. Photo 1. submitted on October 27, 2022, by Jon Pridgen of Prattville, Alabama. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.