Cull, Missouri

Cull is an unincorporated community in eastern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on a county road south of U.S. Route 160 and is approximately nine miles east of West Plains, near the eastern border of the county. The community of Rover in Oregon County lies about two miles to the east.[2]

History

A post office called Cull was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1936.[3] The community is named after David W. Cull, who was credited with securing the town a post office.[4]

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gollark: The issues I think are most problematic are just companies being able to influence governance, and I'm not really sure what to do about that. Perhaps just have strong norms about having the government not do much.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cull, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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