McCullough, Alabama
Unincorporated community
1925 fire insurance map of McCullough
1925 fire insurance map of McCullough
McCullough is located in Alabama
McCullough
McCullough
McCullough is located in the United States
McCullough
McCullough
Coordinates: 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 code251
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, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 (June 6, 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 March 12, 2020.



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