Solgohachia, Arkansas
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Solgohachia 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 ...
in
Conway County, Arkansas Conway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas's 11th county on October 20, 1825, Conway County has four incorporated municipalities, including Morrilton, the county seat and most populous city. The county ...
, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Morrilton on
Arkansas Highway 9 Highway 9 (AR 9) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. A southern segment of begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern before terminating. The northern segment of runs from ...
and
Arkansas Highway 287 Arkansas Highway 287 (AR 287 and Hwy. 287) is a designation for two state highways in Conway County. One segment of runs east–west from Arkansas Highway 9 near Morrilton east to Arkansas Highway 92. A second segment of runs north–south con ...
. The ZIP Code for Solgohachia is 72156. The name is from the Choctaw word ''Sok-ko-huch-cha'', meaning "
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". Even though it is an
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, Shannon Oakley was appointed "Mayor" of Solgohachia.Horatio Bardwell Cushman. (1899). ''History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians''. Greenville, Texas: Headlight Printing House. Nearby Solgohachia Bridge was listed on the
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on May 26, 2004. Unfortunately the old steel span bridge no longer exists. The creek it spanned is East Fork Point Remove Creek.


Education

It is in the South Conway County School District. - See Solgohachia and Springfield on the map. It operates Morrilton High School.


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Further reading

* Unincorporated communities in Conway County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Arkansas placenames of Native American origin {{ConwayCountyAR-geo-stub