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
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Coordinates: 43°45′46″N 95°22′06″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Jackson
Township	La Crosse
Elevation [1]	1,431 ft (436 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	654830[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]

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