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Welcome to Miloma ...

Miloma is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miloma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Miloma is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Miloma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Miloma: 507 & 924<3>

Communities near Miloma ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Miloma.

  • Worthington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Windom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <4>
  • Lakefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Westbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Heron Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Brewster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewster is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Round Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Storden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Avoca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Miloma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Miloma.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Miloma. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miloma.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Miloma. See our Newspapers Page for Miloma.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miloma ...

Looking for more information about Miloma? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Miloma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Miloma.

Adding Miloma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miloma in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Miloma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Miloma post office opened in 1906. The Miloma post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miloma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miloma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Miloma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Miloma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/