Place:City Gomingo, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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NameCity Gomingo
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates37.417°N 79.083°W
Located inAmherst, Virginia, United States
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City Gomingo is an inhabited place.

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THE VILLAGE OF GOMINGO, ALSO KNOWN AS THE VILLAGE OF SAN DOMINGO, (GOMINGO CITY) OF AMHERST, WAS A INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY OF INDIANS OR "FREE COLORED" PEOPLE, THEY LIVED IN THIS VILLAGE BEFORE THE CILVIL WAR, AND BEGAN TO MOVE AWAY FROM THEIR FARM LANDS AND AGRARIAN CULTURE TO PURSUE JOBS IN THE NEARING CITES.. THESE PEOPLE BEING RELATIVES AND RELATED TO THOSE WHO WORSHIPPED AT CHURCHES LIKE SCOTT ZION BAPTIST, AND FAIRMOUNT BAPTIST, OF THE AMHERST AREA, ARE THOSE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE CHEROKEE.

GOMINGO HAD ITS OWN SCHOOL, BUT NEVER HAD A CHURCH, MANY OF THE MEMBERS WERE RELATED TO THE NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS AT SCOTT ZION BAPTIST AND SISTER CHURCHES LIKE FAIRMONT BAPTIST.. THE FIRST KNOWN BURIAL IN THE SPRAWLING SCOTT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, OCCURRED AROUND 1890... HARRIET HILL (Church Mother) 1810-1890....

Visit www.dhr.virginia.gov for further information on The Village of San Domingo of Amherst County Virginia, and it’s People.

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