Dongola, Indiana facts for kids

Dongola is a small, quiet place in Gibson County, Indiana, in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community, which means it's a group of homes and businesses in an area that doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. You can find Dongola right on Indiana State Road 57, about two miles north of a town called Oakland City.

Discovering Dongola

A Look Back in Time

Dongola was first planned and settled in the year 1851. It's thought that the community was named after a place far away: Dongola, a city in Sudan, Africa.

In 1851, an important service came to Dongola: a post office was opened. This allowed people living there to send and receive mail, connecting them with the rest of the world. The post office served the community for several years before it closed down in 1862.