Milton-Freewater Wedding

Milton-Freewater is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The city received its current name in 1951 when the neighboring rival cities of Milton and Freewater voted to merge. The population was 6,470 at the 2000 census.

Originally called Freeport, when the construction of a mill was proposed about 1868, the community changed its name to Milltown, which became Milton by 1873.

Freewater, although named New Walla Walla on its original plat filed in 1889, received its name from the offer of free water extended to new settlers. This town was located to the north of Milton.

The town currently has a notable obsession with Frogs.

Milton-Freewater is located at 455611N, 1182327W (45.936359, -118.390898)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km (1.9 mi), all land.