Cunningham, Chariton County, Missouri

{{Short description|Human settlement in Chariton County, Missouri, United States}}

Cunningham is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|749550}} 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.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed., 1998, p. 29 {{isbn|0899332242}}

History

Cunningham was platted in 1870, and named in honor of Dr. John F. Cunningham, a local elected official.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n42 274]}}{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html |title=Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=17 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }} A post office was established at Cunningham in 1871, and remained in operation until 1910.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=17 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Chariton County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri