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Mongo
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaGrange |
| Township | Springfield |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| ZIP code | 46746 |
| FIPS code | 18-50094[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 439324[2] |
Mongo is an unincorporated village in Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The name Mongo derives from the early settlers' name for the area: Mongoquinong. Although An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana (1874) translates this as "Big Squaw Village", is presently thought to be a corruption of the Miami-Illimois maankwahkionka, meaning "In the Loon Land".[3]
Mongo is located at . Mongo is the site of "The Olde Store" (aka "John O'Ferrell Store" or the "Mongo Trading Post"), on the National Register of Historic Places.
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