Dongola, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Dongola, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bollinger
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Liberty
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:573
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

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]

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37.1681°N -89.9597°W

Notes and References

  1. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri Web site: A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri . 2013-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184859/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html . 2013-10-29 .
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57,
  3. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  4. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO Web site: Bollinger . 2013-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191155/http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm . 2013-10-29 .