Welcome to Purcell ...Purcell is located in Bedford County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Purcell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. Purcell is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Purcell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Purcell: 814 & 582<3> Communities Also Named Purcell ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Purcell - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (3), Missouri (2), Oklahoma and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Purcell. Websites for Purcell ...Chamber of Commerce: www.bedfordcountychamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Purcell, the following might be of interest: Communities near Purcell ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Purcell.
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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Purcell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Purcell was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Purcell. Footnotes ...
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