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's "Olde Store"
Mongo is located in Indiana
Mongo
Mongo
Mongo is located in the United States
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][6]

The John O'Ferrell Store was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[7]

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. "ZIP Code 46771, Mongo IN, U.S. ZIP Codes, Database - Mongo Indiana Map".
  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. "Indiana's quirky place names and how they came to be".
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.



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