[3] According to local legend, the town was named after the English poet John Milton, but the name most likely originated from William FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliam, who held the title Viscount Milton and was a supporter of independence for the colonies during the American Revolution.

[4] Milton has a municipal building, school system, library, police force, fire department, rescue squad, several churches, as well as civic and social organizations.

[5] The Town website can be found here: https://www.miltonvt.gov/ Milton was chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire on June 8, 1763.

In February 1782, the town was first settled by William Irish, Leonard Owen, Amos Mansfield, Absalom Taylor, and Thomas Dewey.

Early settlers in Milton made most of their income from lumber and potash until 1840, when dairy became popular and butter and cheese were sold.

U.S. Route 2 crosses the eastern arm of Lake Champlain to Grand Isle from Sand Point, just north of the Lamoille River delta.

[3] Milton is home to many communities many of which exist due to the travel limitations before the automobile, as such many now only house people and have no churchs, stores, or schools.

Miltonboro Village is not very relevant today as it is just made up of three houses and a cemetery, but at one point in time there was a stagecoach station, a post office, a church, a cemetery, some houses and farms, and possibly a general store many of which were located on a road that came off of Beebe Hill road and housed most of the aforementioned buildings, although said road is now gone and information or photos of Miltonboro are hard to find because during its time as a strong community it was very rural and not many photographs were taken.

[9] The Milton Rescue Service was established in 1966 by members of the Fire Department for providing transport to the hospital.

The town is home to the warehouse for Gardener's Supply[30] and a manufacturing facility for Husky Injection Molding Systems.

[31][32] Milton was a filming location for some of the scenes in the Farrelly brothers movie Me, Myself & Irene, which starred Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger.