Near Raleigh in Smith County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Shongelo
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 17, 2025
1. Shongelo Marker
Erected 1998 by Bienville National Forest, National Forests of Mississippi and Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 32° 6′ N, 89° 30.915′ W. Marker is near Raleigh, Mississippi, in Smith County. It is on State Highway 35 south of County Road 120, on the left when traveling south. 5 miles north of Raleigh at entrance to the Shongelo Recreation Area in Bienville National Forest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26931 MS-35, Raleigh MS 39153, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raleigh (approx. 4½ miles away); Smith County Courthouse (approx. 4.6 miles away); Harrison Hotel (approx. 4.6 miles away); Center Ridge School (approx. 11 miles away); Smith County Jamboree (approx. 12½ miles away).
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Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 17, 2025
2. Shongelo Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
