McCullough, Alabama
McCullough, Alabama | |
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![]() 1925 fire insurance map of McCullough | |
Coordinates: 31°10′01″N 87°31′35″W / 31.16694°N 87.52639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Escambia |
Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 251 |
GNIS feature ID | 122509[1] |
McCullough is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Alabama, United States.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "McCullough". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kevin McKinley (June 6, 2018). SHADOWS AND DUST III: LEGACIES. Lulu.com. pp. 49–53. ISBN 978-1-387-85063-1.
- ^ "Escambia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 12, 2020.