Densmore, Kansas

Densmore, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Kansas
County Norton
Elevation 2,149 ft (655 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 67645
Area code(s) 785

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

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 USD 211 Norton Community Schools.[4]

Densmore High School was closed in 1965 through school unification. The Densmore High School mascot was Warriors.[5]

Notable people

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

References

  1. ↑ http://kansas.hometownlocator.com/ks/norton/densmore.cfm
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 508.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Norton Community Schools". USD 211. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Densmore Rural High School". rootsweb. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

Coordinates: 39°38′18″N 99°44′21″W / 39.63833°N 99.73917°W / 39.63833; -99.73917

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