Miloma, Minnesota

Miloma is an unincorporated community (Class Code U6) located in Jackson County, Minnesota 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] The name of the community is a double contraction, Milwaukee + Omaha, from the names of two railroads, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul + the Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/mn/jackson/miloma.cfm
  2. ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.