Wingo

History

Wingo was established in 1854 as a stop along the New Orleans and Ohio Railroad, a predecessor line of the Illinois Central. The city was originally named "Wingo's Station" for local landowner Jerman J. Wingo, who provided the land for the depot. A post office was moved to the station from nearby Point Curve in 1862, and the city incorporated in 1872. The "Station" was dropped from the name in 1882. In 2021, Wingo-born Clayton Ray Mullins was arrested and charged in the assault of Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer "A.W." amidst that year's United States Capitol Attack, which was the focus of a subsequent long-form story in the New York Times.

Geography

Wingo is located southwest of Mayfield, the county seat, and northeast of Fulton, at (36.644711, -88.736509). U.S. Route 45 passes through the center of town connecting the two larger cities. Interstate 69 (formerly the Purchase Parkway) runs just west of Wingo, with access from Exit 14. According to the United States Census Bureau, Wingo has a total area of , of which , or 0.70%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Graves County High School
  High · Mayfield · 1,096 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Mayfield Elementary School
  Elementary · Mayfield · 874 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Graves County Middle School
  Middle · Mayfield · 621 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• Mayfield High School
  High · Mayfield · 537 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Mayfield Middle School
  Middle · Mayfield · 536 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Graves County Central Elementary
  Elementary · Mayfield · 484 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Wingo Elementary School
  Elementary · Wingo · 428 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Sedalia Elementary School
  Elementary · Mayfield · 364 students · 15.8:1 ratio