Official Name: | Miloma |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Miloma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | La Crosse |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1431 |
Coordinates: | 43.7628°N -95.3683°W |
Area Code: | 507 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 654830 |
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.[1]
Miloma was originally called Prairie Junction, and under the latter name was founded in about 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] 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.[3] [4] 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.[5]