Purcell, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
39°40′50″N 95°19′51″W / 39.68056°N 95.33083°W / 39.68056; -95.33083[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
- ^ a b c d "Purcell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 523.
- ^ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. pp. 64.
- ^ "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) - ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Further reading
External links
- Doniphan County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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