Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Purcell came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Purcell in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Purcell. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Purcell data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Oklahoma (1948)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Purcell is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Purcell in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Purcell for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Purcell. See our Misc Page for Purcell for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Purcell:

Purcell was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Purcell as a scheduled stop:

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (train schedule from 1966). The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX)

The Texas Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Texas Chief (schedule from 1970). The Texas Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX)