Drury, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°02′08″N 97°28′40″W / 37.03556°N 97.47778°W / 37.03556; -97.47778[1]Drury is an unincorporated community in Falls Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] 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.
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.[2]
Drury had a post office from 1884 until 1921.[3]
The movie Americana was filmed in Drury.
Education
The community is served by Caldwell USD 360 public school district.
References
- ^ a b c d "Drury, 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, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 549.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- Drury Dam in south Sumner County had one colorful history - Sumner News
- Drury Dam Waterfall - Kansas Travel
- Historic Images of Drury - Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
- Sumner County map, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Sumner County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Wellington
communities
- Avon
- Belle Plaine
- Bluff
- Caldwell
- Chikaskia
- Conway
- Creek
- Dixon
- Downs
- Eden
- Falls
- Gore
- Greene
- Guelph
- Harmon
- Illinois
- Jackson
- London
- Morris
- Osborne
- Oxford
- Palestine
- Ryan
- Seventy Six
- South Haven
- Springdale
- Sumner
- Valverde
- Walton
- Wellington
†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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