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Dongola is an unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana, in the United States. The community is on Indiana State Road 57 two miles north of Oakland City.

History

Dongola was laid out in 1851. It was likely named after Dongola, in Sudan. A post office was established at Dongola in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1862.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dongola, Indiana
2. Oakland City 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961
3. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. (1884). History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery. Unigraphic. p. 213.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This Sudanese place name...
5. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Oakland City
Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville
Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River
CDPs	Buckskin Johnson
Other communities	Crawleyville Dongola East Mount Carmel Giro King Lyles Station Mount Olympus Oatsville‡ Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling
Ghost town	Port Gibson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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