From "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Carter County, Missouri" Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser

Chilton
A small village and post-office in Kelly Township, on the Current River R. R., on the east side of Current River. Laid out Dec. 31, 1887, by George H. Nettleton and his wife, Julia, (See Chicopee) on land purchased from James Brown. Named for the Chiltons across the river, and for James Chilton, an early settler near Chilton. During the timber days of 1890, the village had as many as 500 persons; now only a store, post-office, and a few homes. It was located at Section 2, Township 26 N, Range 1 E, at the southern end of an unmarked road leading south from Highway T, which in turn connects with Highway 21.

Chilton's Mill
John and Mark Chilton, from Ray County, Tennessee, entered 160 acres of land on the west side of Current River, about 1 mile northwest of Chilton. In 1828 or 1829 they set up a grist and saw mill near the mouth of the creek that bears their name. The mill, now in ruins, has not been used for thirty years or more.

Chilton's Mill
Another mill of this name, owned by Thomas Chilton for a number of years. See Mill Creek. Cf. with Chilton's Mill near Chilton.

Mill Creek
Mill Creek heads in Shannon County, and empties into Current River in Carter Township. Named for the water power grist and saw mill set up near its mouth about 1830 by John George. He sold to John Woods who operated it for many years. Thomas A. Galbraith bought it soon after the Civil War and made considerable improvements. After a number of years, Alvin Marsh of New York bought it. He discontinued the saw mill but improved the grist mill by putting in a turbine wheel. He sold to Daniel Frazier of Tennessee, who in turn sold it to James H. Russell from whom Noah Clark bought it. Later Thomas Chilton, and then James F. Baker owned it. Later Henry Gassaway operated it for a few years, when it was abandoned in the early 1890's, but it seems not to have taken his name.