Mongo, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 41°41′05″N 85°16′47″W / 41.68472°N 85.27972°WCoordinates: 41°41′05″N 85°16′47″W / 41.68472°N 85.27972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaGrange |
| Township | Springfield |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| ZIP code | 46746 |
| FIPS code | 18-50094[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 439324[2] |
Mongo is an unincorporated village in Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The name Mongo derives from the early settlers' name for the area: Mongoquinong. Although An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana (1874) translates this as "Big Squaw Village", is presently thought to be a corruption of the Miami-Illimois maankwahkionka, meaning "In the Loon Land".[3]
[edit] Geography
Mongo is located at 41°41′05″N 85°16′47″W / 41.68472°N 85.27972°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.
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Mongo, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:439324. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ McCafferty, p. 16.
- McCafferty, Michael (2008) Native American Place Names of Indiana, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 978-0252032684.
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