Wingate, Mississippi
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Canadian National Railway crossing in Wingate, Mississippi | |
Wingate, Mississippi Wingate, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′10″N 89°00′05″W / 31.20278°N 89.00139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 695195[1] |
Wingate is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi.[2]
History
Wingate is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[3] It was formerly home to a school, several stores, railroad stop, and two sawmills.[4] The railroad station was closed in 1912.[5]
A post office operated under the name Wingate from 1902 to 1926.[6]
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.