Densmore, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Norton County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

39°38′18″N 99°44′21″W / 39.63833°N 99.73917°W / 39.63833; -99.73917^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyNortonFounded1880sElevation

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2,080 ft (630 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

67645

Area code785FIPS code20-17700 ^[1]GNIS ID472018 ^[1]

Densmore is an unincorporated community in Norton County, Kansas, United States,^[1] approximately two miles east of the city of Edmond near K-9 highway.

History

Densmore was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.^[2]

Densmore had a post office from 1880 until 1992.^[3]

Education

Densmore is served by Logan USD 326 public school district.

Densmore High School was closed in 1965 through school unification. The Densmore High School mascot was Warriors.^[4]

Notable people

Glenn L. Archer Jr., a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, was born here.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Densmore, 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. 508.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ "Densmore Rural High School". rootsweb. Retrieved January 11, 2017.