Drury, Kansas Explained

Drury, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Sumner Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Drury
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:37.0356°N -97.4778°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sumner
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Falls
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1093
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:620
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:470077

Drury is an unincorporated community in Falls Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States. 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.[1]

Drury had a post office from 1884 until 1921.[2]

The movie Americana was filmed in Drury.

Education

The community is served by Caldwell USD 360 public school district.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 549.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 27 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009131426/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ASU . October 9, 2013 .