McCullough, Alabama

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Coordinates: 31°10′01″N87°31′35″W / 31.16694°N 87.52639°W / 31.16694; -87.52639 Coordinates: 31°10′01″N87°31′35″W / 31.16694°N 87.52639°W / 31.16694; -87.52639
Country United States
State Alabama
County Escambia
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID122509 [1]

McCullough is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Alabama, United States.

History

McCullough was named for Warren Hill McCullough, who settled in the area in the 1890s. [2] McCullough was on the Muscle Shoals, Birmingham & Pensacola Railway. [3] At one time, McCullough was home to a cotton gin, several saw mills, a school, drug store, and multiple general stores. [4]

A post office operated under the name McCullough from 1914 to 1989. [5]

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References

  1. "McCullough". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 88. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba. National Railway Publication Company. 1923. p. 1446.
  4. Kevin McKinley (6 June 2018). SHADOWS AND DUST III: LEGACIES. Lulu.com. pp. 49–53. ISBN   978-1-387-85063-1.
  5. "Escambia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 March 2020.