Milburn

History

A town named Ellen was formed in the Chickasaw Nation (Indian Territory) in 1856, approximately from the present town of Milburn. When the Western Oklahoma Railroad (later known as the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad) was built, W. J. Milburn, a druggist from Emet, Emet, persuaded the Chickasaw landowner, M. C. Condon, to give Milburn the power of attorney to negotiate a new townsite near the railroad. Milburn tried to persuade the postmaster at Ellen to move his location to the new site and rename it. He submitted the name Condon, which the Post Office rejected. Many names were proposed for the new town. Initially, the railroad wanted to name it Morris, then changed to McLish.{{efn|Richard McLish was the railroad's townsite agent By 1904, Milburn had sufficient population to incorporate as a Chickasaw town. After Oklahoma became a state in 1907, an election was held to choose the new Johnston County seat. Milburn lost to Tishomingo.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Milburn is at the junction of SH 48A and SH 78, east of Tishomingo, the seat of Johnston County.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• TISHOMINGO ES
  Elementary · Tishomingo · 355 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• TISHOMINGO HS
  High · Tishomingo · 242 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• TISHOMINGO MS
  Middle · Tishomingo · 235 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• COLEMAN ES
  Elementary · Coleman · 155 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• MILBURN ES
  Elementary · Milburn · 138 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• COLEMAN HS
  High · Coleman · 52 students · 10.4:1 ratio
• MILBURN HS
  High · Milburn · 52 students · 10.4:1 ratio