Dunnegan, Missouri

Dunnegan is an unincorporated community in western Polk County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 123, approximately five miles north of Fair Play and 5.5 miles south of to Humansville.[2]

The community is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code for Dunnegan is 65640.[3]

History

Dunnegan was originally called Dunnegan Springs, and under the latter name was laid out in 1885 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The community has the name of Judge T. H. B. Dunnegan, a local judge.[5] A post office called Dunnegan has been in operation since 1886.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunnegan, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 51, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Dunnegan ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  5. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780826210210.
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

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