Cunningham, Chariton County, Missouri
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Cunningham is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is approximately one mile south of Sumner. Swan Lake and the Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge are one-half mile to the south.[2]
History
Cunningham was platted in 1870, and named in honor of Dr. John F. Cunningham, a local elected official.[3][4] A post office was established at Cunningham in 1871, and remained in operation until 1910.[5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cunningham, Chariton County, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed., 1998, p. 29 ISBN 0899332242
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 274.
- ↑ "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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