Wingate, Mississippi
Wingate is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi.
History
Wingate is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. It was formerly home to a school, several stores, railroad stop, and two sawmills. The railroad station was closed in 1912.
A post office operated under the name Wingate from 1902 to 1926.
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wingate, Mississippi
- ^ "Wingate, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Wingate, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 986.
- ^ Mississippi. Public Service Commission (1913). Biennial Report of the Public Service Commission of the State of Mississippi. p. 64.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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