Explore Milton, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Milton, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Milton.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Milton |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Trimble County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.723671 |
| Longitude | -85.369402 |
| Population | 590 |
| Density | 154.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 40045 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| County Seat | Bedford |
| School District | Trimble County School District |
Milton rises from the limestone-rich soil of the Kentucky landscape, defined by the persistent, winding path of Tiber Creek as it carves through the terrain. It lies 21.8 miles north of La Grange, KY (from La Grange, KY: bearing 1°T), and is situated 1.0 miles southeast of Madison. The horizon is anchored by the steady rise of Pleasant Retreat Ridge, which casts long, cooling shadows over the fields as the afternoon sun begins to slant. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land deepens into the quiet, shaded expanse of Broadway Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp stillness. Within the local borders, Milton City Park serves as a communal anchor, offering a quiet green space where the pace of life slows to match the rhythmic turnover of the seasons. For those seeking the sudden, sharp music of water against stone, Hoffman Falls remains a secluded destination just a few miles away, while the calm, glassy surface of Rider Lake offers a reflective contrast to the moving waters of the nearby creeks.
History in Milton lingers in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots and the modest, sturdy architecture that has weathered generations of changing harvests. The economy here remains tethered to the land, moving in step with the cycles of local farming and the quiet industry of those who work the inland plains. Life in Milton is characterized by a deliberate, low-voiced quality, where the primary concerns are the health of the fields and the seasonal shifts in the timbered slopes. There is a particular clarity to the light here during the transition into autumn, when the graying limestone and the deepening greens of the woods seem to sharpen in focus. It is a place where the daily rhythm is dictated not by the hurried pulse of distant urban centers, but by the grounded, predictable movements of a rural life that values stability over speed.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milton, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.723671, -85.369402. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Milton includes the ZIP code (40045), telephone area code (502), county seat of Trimble County (Bedford), and school district assignment (Trimble County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |