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.
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
- ^ a b c d e "Densmore, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Densmore Rural High School". rootsweb. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |