Drury, Kansas

Drury, Kansas
Unincorporated community
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
Drury is located in Kansas
Drury
Drury
Drury is located in the United States
Drury
Drury
Coordinates: 37°02′08″N 97°28′40″W / 37.03556°N 97.47778°W / 37.03556; -97.47778[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySumner
TownshipFalls
Elevation
[1]
1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-18725
GNIS ID470077 [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

  1. ^ a b c d "Drury, 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. 549.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Sumner County, Kansas
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