Miloma, Minnesota

Miloma is an unincorporated community located in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States at latitude 43.763 and longitude -95.368 (Miloma Panoramio Photos). The elevation is 1,427 feet. Miloma appears on the Heron Lake U.S. Geological Survey Map.[2]

Miloma
Unincorporated community
Miloma in 2014
Miloma
Miloma
Coordinates: 43°45′46″N 95°22′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyJackson
TownshipLa Crosse
Elevation
1,427 ft (435 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID654830[1]

History

Miloma was originally called Prairie Junction, and under the latter name was founded in about 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] The present name of the community is a double contraction, Milwaukee and Omaha, from the names of two railroads, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul and the Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha.[4][5] A post office was established under the name Prairie Junction in 1881, the name was changed to Miloma in 1906, and the post office closed in 1930.[6]

References
  1. "Miloma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. http://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/mn/jackson/miloma.cfm
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 262.
  4. Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.
  5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 183.
  6. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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