Welcome to Drury ...

Drury is located in Sumner County<1>.

The location of Drury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Drury is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Drury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Drury is located in the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Drury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Drury - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drury.

Communities near Drury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drury.

• Wellington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Blackwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Blackwell is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <4>
• Caldwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• South Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <4>
• Braman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
  • Braman is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <4>
• Geuda Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
  • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
• Deer Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <4>
• Mayfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
• Milan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
• Nardin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nardin
  • Nardin is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nardin <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drury. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drury.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drury. See our Newspapers Page for Drury.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drury ...

Looking for more information about Drury? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Drury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drury.

Adding Drury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drury in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Drury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Drury post office opened in 1884.

We also found Drury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/