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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>.

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.<3> 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 Area Codes where Purcell was located: 970 & 748<4>

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)
  • Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • 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)
  • Eaton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ault
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kersey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pierce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nunn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Garden City is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Galeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 (so far) 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. The Purcell post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purcell.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Purcell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purcell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Purcell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Purcell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/