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Welcome to Cunningham ...

Cunningham is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cunningham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Cunningham is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cunningham ...

While we believe that this Cunningham is located in Clarke County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Cunningham. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Pickens County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 23 communities that are also named Cunningham - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), 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.

  • Thomasville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Silas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffeeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Water
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Gilbertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Toxey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Needham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Campbell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Campbell is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • West Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cunningham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Cunningham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cunningham post office opened in 1885. The Cunningham post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cunningham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cunningham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/