Cunningham, Chariton County, Missouri

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
  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 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.


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