McCune is an
unincorporated community
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in
Pike County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is on
Missouri Route U just west of the intersection with
US Route 61.
Peno Creek flows past about a quarter mile to the west.
Bowling Green
A bowling green is a finely laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls.
Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
is six miles to the southeast on Route 61.
History
Variant names were "McCunes" and "McCune Station".
A post office called McCunes Station was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1920. The community has the name of John and William McCune, pioneer citizens.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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