Shongelo, Mississippi

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Shongelo, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Shongelo
Coordinates: 32°06′11″N89°30′47″W / 32.10306°N 89.51306°W / 32.10306; -89.51306
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Smith
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID694776 [1]

Shongelo is a ghost town in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

History

Shongelo was founded in the 1860s, and named after Shongelo Creek. [2] The community formed around the grist mill of C. D. Austin. [3] A post office called Shongelo was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1921. [4]

In 1900, Shongelo had a population of 20. [5] By 1923, the community was abandoned. [3]

A historical markers describes the community and is located at the entrance to Shongelo Lake. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shongelo, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 93. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shongelo Historical Marker". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 663.


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