Purcell, Kansas

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.

Purcell, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°40′50″N 95°19′51″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Doniphan
Founded	1886
Named for	John Purcell
Elevation [1]	1,139 ft (347 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-57950
GNIS ID	473266 [1]

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. "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

External links

• Doniphan County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT