Dongola, Missouri

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Dongola, Missouri
unincorporated community
Map of Missouri highlighting Bollinger County.svg
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Bollinger
Township Liberty
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 573

Dongola is an unincorporated community in the southern part of Liberty Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located nine miles south of Marble Hill on Missouri Route 51. [2]

The origin of the name is uncertain, but may have some connection with Dongola, a small town in Union County, Illinois. [3] A post office was in operation between 1899–1923. [4]

References

  1. ↑ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

37°10′05″N89°57′35″W / 37.16806°N 89.95972°W / 37.16806; -89.95972


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