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"
Mongo
Mongo
Coordinates: 41°41′05″N 85°16′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
TownshipSpringfield
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total105
ZIP code
46771
FIPS code18-50094[1]
GNIS feature ID439324[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.

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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.



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