Solgohachia, Arkansas

Coordinates: 35°15′22″N 92°40′35″W / 35.25611°N 92.67639°W / 35.25611; -92.67639
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Solgohachia, Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°15′22″N 92°40′35″W / 35.25611°N 92.67639°W / 35.25611; -92.67639
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyConway
Elevation427 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code501
GNIS feature ID54998[1]

Solgohachia /ˌsɑː.ɡəˈhæ.i/ 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]

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.[citation needed] The creek it spanned is East Fork Point Remove Creek.[5]

Education[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.