Editing Milburn, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
A town named Ellen was formed in the Chickasaw Nation ([[Indian Territory]]) in 1856, approximately {{convert|3|miles|km}} 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, [[Oklahoma|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<ref name ="EOHC-Milburn"/>}} Finally, the name Milburn was agreed upon in August 1901.<ref name ="EOHC-Milburn">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MI017 O'Dell, Larry. Milburn." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed November 22, 2015.</ref>

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.<ref name ="EOHC-Milburn"/>