Solgohachia, Arkansas

Solgohachia /ˌsɑː.ɡəˈhæ.tʃi/ saw-gə-HA-chee[2] is an unincorporated community in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Morrilton on Arkansas Highway 9 and Arkansas Highway 287. The ZIP Code for Solgohachia is 72156.[3] The name is from the Choctaw word Sok-ko-huch-cha, meaning "muscadine river".[4]

Solgohachia, Arkansas
Populated Place
Coordinates: 35°15′22″N 92°40′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyConway
Elevation
[1]
427 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code501
GNIS feature ID54998[1]

Even though it is an unincorporated community, Shannon Oakley was appointed "Mayor" of Solgohachia.[4]

Nearby Solgohachia Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2004. Unfortunately the old steel span bridge no longer exists. The creek it spanned is East Fork Point Remove Creek.[5]

Education

It is in the South Conway County School District.[6][7] It operates Morrilton High School.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Solgohachia, Arkansas
  2. ""Mispronounced" town names".
  3. "Solgohachia ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. Horatio Bardwell Cushman. (1899). History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians. Greenville, Texas: Headlight Printing House.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Conway County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. "General Highway Map Conway County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2021. - See Solgohachia and Springfield on the map.

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