Milton is a former settlement in Brown County, Illinois, United States. The town was laid out August 25, 1836, by Lewis Gay, situated on the E. i of the S. E. of section 31, and the W. i of the S. W. I of section 32,[clarification needed] near the site of the old Johnson mill, on McKee's creek, but it was a failure.[2] Lewis Gay and William C. Ralls were the proprietors of the town, having laid out the town on McKee creek, five miles from the Illinois river.[3] In the prospectus advertising the sale of town lots, the promoters referred to it as located at the head of slack water navigation.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milton, Brown County, Illinois[dead link]
- ^ Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: W.R. Brink & Co. 1882. OCLC 11560938. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Dyson, Howard F. (1918). "Old Times in Schuyler: Town Sites Long Forgotten". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Illinois, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||