Densmore, Kansas

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Densmore, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°38′18″N99°44′21″W / 39.63833°N 99.73917°W / 39.63833; -99.73917 Coordinates: 39°38′18″N99°44′21″W / 39.63833°N 99.73917°W / 39.63833; -99.73917 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Norton
Founded1880s
Elevation
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2,080 ft (630 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67645
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-17700 [1]
GNIS ID 472018 [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.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Densmore, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey
  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 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Densmore Rural High School". rootsweb. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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