Dongola, Missouri
Dongola, Missouri | |
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Bollinger |
Township | Liberty |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 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[]
- ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ^ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Coordinates: 37°10′05″N 89°57′35″W / 37.16806°N 89.95972°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Bollinger County, Missouri
- Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Southeast Missouri geography stubs