History of Milltown Wisconsin
James McDonald, formerly a resident of Bangor, Maine, was the first settler in Milltown. He moved to this township in the year 1856 and erected a small log house. Patrick Lillis moved to Milltown in the spring of the same year and erected a building also in this township.
Settlers from Norway and Denmark came to this area in the late 1860's. The Patterson family established a village called Patterson, one mile north of the present village of Milltown. When plans became known that the Soo Line Railroad would extend its tracks from Dresser to Frederic, it seemed logical to move the village closer to the railroad.
The Milltown boundaries established in 1869, included what are now the townships of Milltown, Georgetown, Johnston and three townships running from the present Eureka town line to the western Barron County line. This is the area Patrick Lillis said reminded him of his home in Cork County, Ireland. He came from the Irish village of Milltown, therefore he named the territory, Milltown.
The town government was organized on the 5th day of April 1870. In 1898, a creamery, a general store, and a sawmill, gave the village its start. On March 23, 1910, an election was held to incorporate the village. Today Milltown's serene setting hosts residential streets, expanding businesses and community activities.
