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]
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]
- ^ 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.
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"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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39°38′30″N 93°14′25″W / 39.64167°N 93.24028°W
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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]
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]
- ^ 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.
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^
"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.
Municipalities and communities of
Chariton County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDP | ||
|
Other communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
39°38′30″N 93°14′25″W / 39.64167°N 93.24028°W
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| This Chariton County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |