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Unincorporated community in Norton County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Densmore, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°38′18″N 99°44′21″W / 39.63833°N 99.73917°W / 39.63833; -99.73917
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNorton
Founded1880s
Elevation2,080 ft (630 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code67645
Area code785
FIPS code20-17700
GNIS ID472018

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

History

Densmore was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Densmore had a post office from 1880 until 1992.

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.

Notable people

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

References

  1. ^ "Densmore, 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, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 508.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. "Densmore Rural High School". rootsweb. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Norton County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Norton County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Norton
Cities
Map of Kansas highlighting Norton County
Map of Kansas highlighting Norton County
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Townships
  • Almena
  • Center
  • Highland
  • Solomon
Footnotes‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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