Pace & Milton Area Info

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Milton (formerly known as Scratch Ankle, for its propensity to grow briars, or Milltown, because Milton had the largest mill around) is a city in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The city was incorporated in 1844 and is home to Naval Air Station Whiting Field . It is the county seat of Santa Rosa County. It was also called “Scottman’s Anchorage” for the many lumber barges that traversed the Blackwater River – thus lending the further support of the nickname “Scratch Ankle” (Scottsman’s Anchorage – Scratch Ankle).

Pace is named after James G. Pace, who owned large lumber, paper, and turpentine productions that operated in the Pace area and throughout the Southeast. Originally just a strip of land north of Floridatown, by the 1912 census the area was known as Pace.

If you are new to the Pace & Milton area or if you are interested in purchasing Real Estate in the Pace & Milton area some important numbers you may need are:

Gulf Power (Electricity) 850-969-3111
Escambia River Electric Co-Op (Electricity – Jay) 850-675-4521
City of Milton Utilities (Natural Gas) 850-983-5320
Jay Utilities (Natural Gas; Water & Garbage) 850-675-4556
Bagdad-Garcon Water System (Water Services)850-623-8508
Berrydale Water System (Water Services) 850-675-6086
Chumuckla Water System (Water Services) 850-994-3001
East Milton Water System (WaterServices) 850-623-8750
Pace Water System (Water Services) 850-994-5129
Point Baker Water (Water Services) 850-623-4545
Avalon Utilities (Sewer) 850-994-8200
Santa Rosa County Central Landfill (Solid Waste) 850-623-9843
AT&T (Phone) 800-222-0300
City of Milton Utilities (Water & Garbage) 850-983-5400
Driver License Office 850-983-5320