Drury, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°02′08″N 97°28′40″W / 37.03556°N 97.47778°W / 37.03556; -97.47778[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountySumnerTownshipFallsElevation1,093 ft (333 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code620FIPS code20-18725GNIS ID470077 [1]

Drury is an unincorporated community in Falls Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located between South Haven and Caldwell near the intersection of S Drury Rd and W 175th St S, next to the Chikaskia River and next to an abandoned railroad.

History

Drury was a station and shipping point on the Kansas Southwestern Railway that previously passed through the community, east to west, from South Haven to Caldwell.[2]

Drury had a post office from 1884 until 1921.[3]

The movie Americana was filmed in Drury.

Education

The community is served by Caldwell USD 360 public school district.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Drury, 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, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 549.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

Further reading

External links

  • Drury Dam in south Sumner County had one colorful history - Sumner News
  • Drury Dam Waterfall - Kansas Travel
  • Historic Images of Drury - Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
  • Sumner County map, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Sumner County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Wellington
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Map of Kansas highlighting Sumner County
Map of Kansas highlighting Sumner County
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communitiesGhost townsTownships
  • Avon
  • Belle Plaine
  • Bluff
  • Caldwell
  • Chikaskia
  • Conway
  • Creek
  • Dixon
  • Downs
  • Eden
  • Falls
  • Gore
  • Greene
  • Guelph
  • Harmon
  • Illinois
  • Jackson
  • London
  • Morris
  • Osborne
  • Oxford
  • Palestine
  • Ryan
  • Seventy Six
  • South Haven
  • Springdale
  • Sumner
  • Valverde
  • Walton
  • Wellington
Footnotes
†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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