Welcome to Purcell ...

So far, we found very little information about Purcell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Purcell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Purcell, please Contact Us.

Purcell would have been located within present day Weld County<2>.

The location of Purcell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purcell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Purcell is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Purcell is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Purcell was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Purcell once stood is in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Purcell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Purcell - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (3), Missouri (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Purcell ...

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

• Greeley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <5>
• Windsor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
  • Former names for Windsor:
  • New Liberty
  • New Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Severance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <5>
• Eaton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <5>
• Ault
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ault <5>
• Kersey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
  • Kersey is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <5>
• Pierce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <5>
• Nunn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
  • Nunn is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunn <5>
• Garden City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Galeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <5>

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 Purcell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purcell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Purcell. 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 Purcell.

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

Adding Purcell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Purcell 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 Purcell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Purcell post office opened in 1911.

We also found Purcell mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purcell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/