Purcell, MO

Purcell is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 318 residents. Purcell was platted in 1903, and named after James Purcell, a local law enforcement agent. A post office has been in operation at Purcell since 1905. Webb City High School is the district's comprehensive high school. A newcomer can read Purcell through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Purcell comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Purcell is located between the Spring River and the North Fork Spring River approximately eight miles northwest of Carthage. Alba is one mile to the east on Missouri Route D and Neck City is one mile to the northwest.