Dongola, Indiana

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Dongola is an unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana, in the United States. [1] The community is on Indiana State Road 57 two miles north of Oakland City. [2]

History

Dongola was laid out in 1851. [3] It was likely named after Dongola, in Sudan. [4] A post office was established at Dongola in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1862. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dongola, Indiana
  2. Oakland City 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961
  3. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. (1884). History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery. Unigraphic. p. 213.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  115. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This Sudanese place name...
  5. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

Coordinates: 38°22′19″N87°20′25″W / 38.37194°N 87.34028°W / 38.37194; -87.34028