Dongola is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Gibson County, Indiana Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest T ...

, in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. The community is on

Indiana State Road 57 State Road 57 (SR 57) in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south, largely two-lane road in the southwestern portion of the state. Route description SR 57 begins at U.S. Highway 41 in Evansville and provides access to Evansvi ...

two miles north of Oakland City.

History

Dongola was laid out in 1851. It was likely named after

Dongola Dongola ( ar, دنقلا, Dunqulā), also spelled ''Dunqulah'', is the capital of the state of Northern Sudan, on the banks of the Nile, and a former Latin Catholic bishopric (14th century). It should not be confused with Old Dongola, an ancien ...

, in Sudan. A post office was established at Dongola in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1862.

References

Unincorporated communities in Gibson County, Indiana 1851 establishments in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{GibsonCountyIN-geo-stub