Welcome to Purcell ...

The city of Purcell is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purcell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Purcell has a population of 425 people<2> (see below for details).

Purcell is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Purcell: 417

The ZIP code for Purcell: 64857<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Purcell had an population of 425 people. This is an increase of 4.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Purcell had a population of 408 people. This makes Purcell the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 408 people, the population of Purcell increased 14.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 357 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Purcell.

Communities Also Named Purcell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Purcell: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Camden County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 10 communities that are also named Purcell - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (3), 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.

• Joplin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <5>
• Pittsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Carthage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Webb City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <5>
• Carl Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <5>
• Lamar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <5>
• Frontenac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Frontenac is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <5>
• Galena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
• Carterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Duquesne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purcell ...

Looking for more information about Purcell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Purcell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Purcell post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purcell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/