[6] Between December 1884 and June 1970, a branch line off the Mount Barker–Victor Harbor railway ran 13.1 km (8.1 mi) from a junction at Sandergrove to Milang, mainly for freight traffic but also as a minor passenger service.

[7] Milang played an historic role as host to the first South Australian Boy Scout camp in the summer of 1909–1910;[8] a bronze plaque marks the location.

[13] After the factory and manager's cottage came up for sale in 2014, a group of residents of the small town got together and lobbied the council to buy the property, and then proceeded to apply for a series of grants to restore the buildings.

Members of the community held many fundraisers put in many hours of work over 10 years, until, by February 2024, just a few jobs were left to complete the restoration.

[1][3] It lies within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Hammond and the local government area of the Alexandrina Council.