Dongola, Missouri

Dongola, Missouri
unincorporated community

Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Bollinger
Township Liberty
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 573

Dongola is an unincorporated community in the southern part of Liberty Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, and is located 7 miles south of Leopold.[1] The origin of the name is uncertain, but may have some connection with Dongola, a small town in Union County, Illinois.[2] A post office was in operation between 1899-1923.[3]

References

  1. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
  2. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  3. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm

Coordinates: 37°10′05″N 89°57′35″W / 37.16806°N 89.95972°W / 37.16806; -89.95972


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