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]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cunningham, Chariton County, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed., 1998, p. 29 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  274.
  4. ↑ "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)
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

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