Purcell,_Kansas

Purcell, Kansas

Purcell, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Doniphan County, 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.

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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. [1]
    "Purcell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. [2]
    Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 523.
  3. [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. [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. [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


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