Purcell, Kansas

Purcell, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Purcell is located in Kansas
Purcell
Purcell
Purcell is located in the United States
Purcell
Purcell
Coordinates: 39°40′50″N 95°19′51″W / 39.68056°N 95.33083°W / 39.68056; -95.33083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1886
Named forJohn Purcell
Elevation
[1]
1,139 ft (347 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-57950
GNIS ID473266 [1]

Purcell is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Everest, south of K-20, on highway K-137.

History

Purcell was founded about 1886.[2] John Purcell was one of the earliest settlers.[3]

A post office was opened in Purcell in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.[4]

St. Mary's Catholic Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Purcell.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Purcell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 523.
  3. ^ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. pp. 64.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Doniphan County, Kansas


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