Cunningham Map
Cunningham is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 454. The city was named in honor of Col. J. D. Cunningham.
The history of Cunningham starts with the town of Ninnescah, which was located near and named after the Ninnescah River. The Ninnescah Post Office opened August 20, 1885. Later the town of Cunningham was established a few miles to the west, on the north side of the railroad. There was a movement among the locals to move the town of Ninnescah to Cunningham. Some buildings were physically moved from Ninnescah to Cunningham in 1887 and 1888. A tornado destroyed most of Ninnescah on March 24, 1888, which sealed its fate.
Cunningham is located at 37°38?45?N 98°25?56?W / 37.64583°N 98.43222°W / 37.64583; -98.43222 (37.645889, -98.432197). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.
Nearby cities include Preston, Turon, Isabel, Nashville, Zenda.