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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Wingate, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Wingate, Mississippi is located in MississippiWingate, MississippiWingate, MississippiShow map of MississippiWingate, Mississippi is located in the United StatesWingate, MississippiWingate, MississippiShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°12′10″N 89°00′05″W / 31.20278°N 89.00139°W / 31.20278; -89.00139
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyPerry
Elevation115 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code601
GNIS feature ID695195

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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wingate, Mississippi
  2. "Wingate, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Howe, Tony. "Wingate, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved April 30, 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 April 30, 2020.
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County seat: New Augusta
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