Miloma, Minnesota
Miloma is an unincorporated community (Class Code U6) 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] The 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.[2][3]
References
- ↑ http://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/mn/jackson/miloma.cfm
- ↑ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.
- ↑ 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.
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Coordinates: 43°45′46″N 95°22′06″W / 43.76278°N 95.36833°W