Official Name: | Wingate, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Perry |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 115 |
Coordinates: | 31.2028°N -89.0014°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 601 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 695195 |
Wingate is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi.
Wingate is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[1] It was formerly home to a school, several stores, railroad stop, and two sawmills.[2] The railroad station was closed in 1912.[3]
A post office operated under the name Wingate from 1902 to 1926.[4]