Drury, Kansas

Drury is an unincorporated community in Falls Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States. 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.

Drury, Kansas
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
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1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
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Drury (the United States)
Coordinates:
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySumner
TownshipFalls
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620

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.[1]

Drury had a post office from 1884 until 1921.[2]

The movie Americana was filmed in Drury.

Education

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

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

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