Saratoga is an
unincorporated community
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in
Simpson County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Mississippi
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.
History
A post office called Saratoga was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1920. The community's name is a transfer from
Saratoga, in
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York (state), New York that lies north and northwest of the New York metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valley, ...
.
A variant name is "Togey".
References
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Simpson County, Mississippi
Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
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