Wingate, Mississippi

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Wingate, Mississippi
Wingate, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Wingate, Mississippi
Wingate, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°12′10″N 89°00′05″W / 31.20278°N 89.00139°W / 31.20278; -89.00139Coordinates: 31°12′10″N 89°00′05″W / 31.20278°N 89.00139°W / 31.20278; -89.00139
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyPerry
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601
GNIS feature ID695195[1]

Wingate is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi.[2]

History[]

Wingate is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[3] It was formerly home to a school, several stores, railroad stop, and two sawmills.[4] The railroad station was closed in 1912.[5]

A post office operated under the name Wingate from 1902 to 1926.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wingate, Mississippi
  2. ^ "Wingate, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Wingate, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 986.
  5. ^ Mississippi. Public Service Commission (1913). Biennial Report of the Public Service Commission of the State of Mississippi. p. 64.
  6. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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