Purcell, Kansas

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

Purcell, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Purcell
Location within the state of Kansas
Purcell
Purcell (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°40′50″N 95°19′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1886
Elevation
1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-57950
GNIS ID473266

History

Purcell was founded about 1886.[1] John Purcell was one of the earliest settlers.[2]

A post office was opened in Purcell in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.[3]

St. Mary's Catholic Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Purcell.[4]

References
  1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 523.
  2. Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. pp. 64.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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