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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.

Densmore, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Norton County (legend)
Densmore
Densmore
Coordinates: 39°38′18″N 99°44′21″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNorton
Founded1880s
Elevation
[1]
2,080 ft (630 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67645
Area code785
FIPS code20-17700 [1]
GNIS ID472018 [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 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


  1. "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.

Further reading


See also: List of books about Norton County, Kansas




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