Wingate, Mississippi

Wingate is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi.[2]

Wingate, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Wingate, Mississippi
Wingate, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°12′10″N 89°00′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyPerry
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601
GNIS feature ID695195[1]

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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wingate, Mississippi
  2. "Wingate, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Howe, Tony. "Wingate, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Mississippi. Public Service Commission (1913). Biennial Report of the Public Service Commission of the State of Mississippi. p. 64.
  6. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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