Mongo, Indiana

Mongo is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The population in 2010 was 105.[3]

Mongo, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mongo's "Olde Store"
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Coordinates: 41°41′05″N 85°16′47″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaGrange
Township	Springfield
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	105
ZIP code	46771
FIPS code	18-50094[1]
GNIS feature ID	439324[2]

History

Mongo was originally called Mongoquinong, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840.[4] Mongoquinong was later shortened to Mongo. Although An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana (1874) translates the native name as "Big Squaw Village", it is thought to be a corruption of the Miami-Illinois maankwahkionka, meaning "In the Loon Land".[5]

The John O'Ferrell Store was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[6]

Geography

Mongo is located at 41°41′05″N 85°16′47″W. Mongo is the site of "The Olde Store" (aka "John O'Ferrell Store" or the "Mongo Trading Post"), on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Mongo, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/46771/zip-code-46771.asp
4. Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 203.
5. McCafferty, Michael. Native American Place Names of Indiana. Champaign: U of Illinois P, 16. ISBN 978-0-252-03268-4.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.