Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
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
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunnegan, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 51,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^
"Dunnegan ZIP Code" . zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^
"Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016 .
^ Earngey, Bill (1995).
Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion . University of Missouri Press. p. 19.
ISBN
9780826210210 .
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016 .
37°42′29″N 93°34′37″W / 37.70806°N 93.57694°W / 37.70806; -93.57694