McCullough, Alabama

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McCullough, Alabama
McCullough is located in Alabama
McCullough
McCullough
Coordinates: 31°10′01″N 87°31′35″W / 31.16694°N 87.52639°W / 31.16694; -87.52639Coordinates: 31°10′01″N 87°31′35″W / 31.16694°N 87.52639°W / 31.16694; -87.52639
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEscambia
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Time zoneUTC-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]

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.


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