Welcome to Cunningham ...

Cunningham is located in Carlisle County<1>.

The location of Cunningham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cunningham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Cunningham is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cunningham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cunningham: (270)

The ZIP code for Cunningham: 42035<4>

Communities Also Named Cunningham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Cunningham: This one is located in Carlisle County and the other is located in Bourbon County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 23 communities that are also named Cunningham - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cunningham.

Communities near Cunningham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cunningham.

• Paducah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <5>
• Mayfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <5>
• Metropolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <5>
• Cairo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• La Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <5>
• Bardwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
  • Bardwell is located in Carlisle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <5>
• Wickliffe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
  • Wickliffe is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <5>
• Barlow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
• Kevil
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
  • Kevil is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cunningham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cunningham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cunningham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cunningham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cunningham. See our Newspapers Page for Cunningham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cunningham ...

Looking for more information about Cunningham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cunningham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cunningham.

Adding Cunningham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cunningham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cunningham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cunningham post office opened in 1882.

We also found Cunningham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cunningham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cunningham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/