Miltona Minnesota Map

About Miltona, Minnesota

Miltona is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 431. The population density is 248.0 people per km². Miltona is located at 46.0441°N, 95.2914°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Miltona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56354.

Miltona occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota interior where the land transitions from heavy, glacial-tilled soil to the humbler, shadowed thickets of the North Woods. It lies 11.7 miles north-northeast of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 21°T), and is situated 26.7 miles northwest of Sauk Centre. The horizon here is defined not by dramatic verticality, but by the subtle, rhythmic swell of the earth and the presence of Lake Irene, which rests only a mile away like a fallen mirror catching the bruised purples of a late-autumn dusk. To the east, the Long Prairie River carves a sluggish, deliberate path through the lowlands, its dark water reflecting the skeletal branches of oaks that stand dormant against the encroaching frost. The air in Miltona carries a distinct, sharp clarity, a thinness that speaks of the deep winters to come and the vast, inland distances that keep the humidity of the world at a great remove.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Miltona, with the rhythm of the seasons etched into the daily movements of those who work the surrounding fields and manage the timbered lots. History lingers in the quiet persistence of the local homesteads and the modest infrastructure that supports the region, including the nearby Bliss State Aquatic Management Area (Douglas), a sanctuary that preserves the wilder, marshy character of the landscape. Life here remains tethered to the land’s quiet demands, moving with a steady, unadorned pace that ignores the frantic noise of larger centers. Even at fifteen miles distant, the prominence of Inspiration Peak provides a singular, silent landmark for those navigating the flat, sprawling plains, serving as a reminder of the ancient, slow-motion geology that shaped this corner of the state.

About This Miltona Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Miltona, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.04413, -95.291424. 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 Miltona includes the ZIP code (56354), telephone area code (320), county seat of Douglas County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (Alexandria Public School District).

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.