Coffeyville is a city in southeastern
Montgomery County,
Kansas
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, United States,
located along the
Verdigris River
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in the state's
southeastern region. As of the
2020 census, the population of the city was 8,826.
Coffeyville is the most populous city of Montgomery County, and the home to
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville Community College (CCC) is a community college located in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1923.
Coffeyville Community College is a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and the National Ju ...
. The town of
South Coffeyville, Oklahoma
South Coffeyville is a town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 785. The city of Coffeyville, Kansas is located approximately one mile north of the city, existing as a separate political ent ...
is approximately 1 mile south of the city.
History
![Coffeyville KS](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Coffeyville_KS.png)
This settlement was founded in 1869 as an Indian trading post by Col. James A. Coffey, serving the population across the border in what was then the
Indian Territory
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. The town was stimulated in 1871 by being made a stop on the
Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad, which connected it to other markets and developments. With the arrival of the railroad, a young surveyor, Napoleon B. Blanton, was dispatched to lay out the town. The naming of the town was left to the toss of a coin between Col. Coffey and U.S. Army Captain Blanton. Coffey won the toss and the town was officially named Coffeyville.
The city was incorporated in 1872, but the charter was voided as illegal, and the city was re-incorporated in March 1873.
As a frontier settlement, Coffeyville had its share of violence. On October 5, 1892, four of the
Dalton Gang
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were killed in a shootout during an attempted bank robbery;
Emmett Dalton
Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Part of a gang that attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, on October 5, 1892, he was the ...
survived with 23 gunshot wounds and later pleaded guilty to
second-degree murder, although he later asserted that he never fired a shot during the robbery. He served 14 years before being pardoned. The gang had been trying to rob the First National and Condon banks, located across the street from each other. Law enforcement personnel and civilians recognized them under their disguises of fake beards and attacked the gang members as they fled one of the banks. Three civilians and a
local marshal, Charles T. Connelly, died defending the town. The town holds an annual celebration each October to commemorate the Dalton Raid.
![Santa Fe 1079 at Coffeyville](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Santa_Fe_1079_at_Coffeyville.jpg)
After the discovery of its resources of plentiful natural gas and abundant clay, Coffeyville enjoyed rapid growth from 1890 to 1910, as its population expanded sixfold. Many of the Coffeyville buildings now appearing in th
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)were built during this time period. They include the Old Condon National Bank (now the Perkins Building, c. 1890, added 1/12/1973), th
Brown Mansion(c. 1904-1907, added 12/12/1976), the new larger
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (c. 1907, added 7/28/1995) and the Charles M. Ball House (c. 1906-1908, added 2/7/2011).
From the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s, Coffeyville was one of the largest glass and brick manufacturing centers in the nation. During this same period, the development of oil production attracted the founding of several oil field equipment manufacturers, and more workers and residents.
In March 1927, a racially charged riot occurred after three African American men were arrested on a false accusation of raping two teenage girls. A white mob stormed the jail, but were unable to locate the three men. The mob then attacked African Americans on the streets. Kansas National Guardsmen arrived and restored order.
Early Sunday School
In 1930 residents who were members of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(LDS) organized a
Sunday School
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Su ...
; it was one of only 11 places in Kansas to have such a facility then.
Coffeyville Multiscope
Coffeyville industrialist Douglas Brown founded Coffeyville Multiscope, which produced components of the
Norden bombsight
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. This played a determining role in the perfection of precision daylight bombing during
World War II
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as a result of the bombsight's advanced accuracy and drift correction capability.
2007 flood
On July 1, 2007, Coffeyville suffered a major flood when the
Verdigris River
The Verdigris River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States. It is about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, ...
crested at 10 feet above flood stage and flooded approximately a third of the city. The flood topped the local refinery (
Coffeyville Resources LLC) levees by 4 feet, allowing oil to pollute the water. Approximately 1700 barrels (71,000 gallons) of crude oil mingled with the already contaminated flood waters. The
EPA
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worked to prevent the oil and flood water mix from continuing downriver, where it could damage the water in
Oologah Lake
Lake Oologah is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma. It is located near the towns of Oologah, Nowata, and Claremore. The lake has a surface of of water and
of shoreline with 11 lake-side parks. The water storage capacity is rated as . The lake ...
near
Oologah, Oklahoma
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. Many residential water supplies are drawn from that lake. A minimal amount of oil reached Oologah Lake, and it did not pose a threat to the water supplies of other cities along the Verdigris River or from the lake. A number of animals were found dead or injured in flood areas, covered with oil.
By July 2, areas east of Patterson Street were off limits, and a curfew was enacted in other areas of the city. On July 3, the city lost its supply of potable water, but the water service was restored and the order to boil water rescinded on July 7. The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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(FEMA) and the
Red Cross
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came to aid residents, and Kansas Governor
Kathleen Sebelius
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and President
George W. Bush
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declared the city a federal disaster area. Most displaced residents found shelter with family and friends, but many were sheltered in two area churches and a senior citizens' apartment complex. Some pets were rescued to a temporary animal shelter built for them at
LeClere Park.
The flooded area on the city's east side was reopened on July 11 for residents and business owners to begin assessing damage and to retrieve salvageable items.
![Verdigris River Coffeyville Kansas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Verdigris_River_Coffeyville_Kansas.jpg)
In order to focus on the post-flood recovery and clean-up, the city and state cancelled the 2007 Inter-State Fair & Rodeo. The ongoing flood recovery included a wholesale environmental remediation of the flood-affected eastern portion of the city, which continued through late 2008 to early 2009. Many of the flood-damaged homes were purchased by Coffeyville Resources LLC as a part of its effort to compensate the homeowners affected by the oil spill.
Geography
Coffeyville is in the southeast corner of Kansas, about north of
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
,
Oklahoma
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, and west of
Joplin,
Missouri
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. The city is situated about one-half mile north of the Oklahoma state line at (37.037708, -95.626438),
along the west bank of the
Verdigris River
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. The city is the location of the lowest point in the state of Kansas at above sea level.
Coffeyville Municipal Airport is a few miles northeast of the city along US-169. Though Coffeyville is the largest city in Montgomery County, the county seat is
Independence
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, northwest of the city.
Coffeyville, specifically a spot just north of Coffeyville Country Club, is the default center starting point of
Google Maps
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, being the accidental center point of the default starting map being displayed, which shows the 48
contiguous United States
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. (
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...
also claims to be the Google center as it has been the default mid point of the interactive 3D map
Google Earth
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). Other locations that are considered to be the
geographic center of the contiguous United States
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are also in Kansas.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Demographics
Coffeyville has experienced a slow and steady population decline since around 1960, when its population peaked at more than 17,000. Changes in industry and oil production have caused a loss of jobs in the area, and residents have moved to find work. As of 2006 the population was estimated to be in the year , .
[ Annual estimates of the population to . Released . Population change is from to .]
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 10,295 people, 4,226 households, and 2,456 families residing in the city.
The
population density
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was . There were 5,021 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 72.3%
White
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, 11.7%
African American
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, 5.0%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian
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, 0.2%
Pacific Islander
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, 3.3% from
other races
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, and 6.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 7.4% of the population.
There were 4,226 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were
married couples
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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.9% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 13.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.
2000 census
As of the U.S. Census in 2000,
there were 11,021 people, 4,691 households, and 2,847 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,562.1 people per square mile (602.7/km). There were 5,550 housing units at an average density of 786.6 per square mile (303.5/km). The
racial makeup
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of the city was 75.76%
White
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, 12.12%
Black
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or
African American
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, 4.97%
Native American, 0.60%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.63% from other races, and 4.87% from
two or more races
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.
Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 3.82% of the population.
There were 4,691 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The
median income for a household in the city was $25,542, and the median income for a family was $33,180. Males had a median income of $29,199 versus $17,940 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $15,182. About 10.9% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Coffeyville has a long history as a center of industry and manufacturing.
Coffeyville Resources
Coffeyville Resources, formerly known as the COOP Refinery, is a company which owns an oil refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas. The refinery is owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing. The refinery employs about 500 people a ...
operates a 100,000 barrels per day refinery and a large nitrogen fertilizer plant, using a unique Texaco process of ammonia extraction from coke byproducts produced in the refinery.
Sherwin-Williams
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Chemical Co. has operated a smelting facility in the community since 1909.
Coffeyville is also home to
John Deere
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Corporation's Coffeyville Works, which is a major manufacturer of off-road equipment automatic transmissions for the construction, agriculture and mining industries. Acme Foundry is a foundry that has been in operation since 1905 and employs more than 300 people.
Taylor Crane & Rigging is a regional hauling operation, full-service industrial mover and craning services company. Taylor also maintains a facility in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
Other nearby in-county employers include
Cessna Aircraft
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Division of
Textron
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and Spears Manufacturing, a large producer of extruded
PVC pipe products.
;Historic
Southwire Corp is a maker of stranded and solid core wire and acquired the Leviton Industries facility of American Insulated Wire in 2010. The plant was closed in 2014.
Coffeyville was home to an
Amazon.com
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warehouse from 1999 to 2015. It was closed because Amazon was shifting to warehouses closer to large cities. The facility was previously operated by
Golden Books *Western Publishing (1907−2001) — , magazines, and {{C, Children's book publishers, children's books publisher, formerly based in Racine, Wisconsin
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.
Education
Public
The community is served by
Coffeyville USD 445
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public school district, which educates around 2,000 students in three facilities. The district has one early learning center, one large consolidated elementary school with four pods and an Age-to-Age kindergarten, one middle school and one high school.
* Field Kindley High School, grades 9–12, named after
Field Kindley.
* Roosevelt Middle School, grades 7–8.
* Community Elementary School, grades K–6. Age-to-Age Kindergarten
* Dr. Jerry Hamm Early Learning Center, grades preschool.
Private
* Holy Name School, grades PK-6, parochial private school operated by the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
The Diocese of Wichita ( la, Dioecesis Wichitensis) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Kansas. It covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harpe ...
.
College
Advanced education is provided by
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville Community College (CCC) is a community college located in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1923.
Coffeyville Community College is a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and the National Ju ...
at three campuses. The main campus and technical trades campus are each in Coffeyville, while a third campus is in
Columbus, Kansas
Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,929. It is located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg.
History
The first ...
. Four-year college degrees are offered by
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
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History
Okl ...
,
Friends University
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and
Sterling College at the main Coffeyville Community College campus. Coffeyville Community College has a long history of academic and athletic success.
Transportation
Bus service is provided northward towards
Kansas City, Missouri
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and southward towards
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
by
Jefferson Lines
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Background
The company is operated by Jefferson Partners L.P., located in Minn ...
(subcontractor of
Greyhound Lines
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). Coffeyville and surrounding communities are also served by Connections Transportation which has its headquarters in nearby
Independence, Kansas
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence.
History
Independence w ...
. Coffeyville has two railroads that serve the community, the
Union Pacific Railroad
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and a short line railroad,
South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
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which is owned by
Watco
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. Coffeyville is served by two U.S. highways,
US 166 which runs east-west from where the highway enters from the east at the Verdigris River bridge on Northeast Street to Eleventh Street, and exits to the west at the Union Pacific Railroad viaduct on Eighth Street.
US 169
U.S. Route 169 (US 169) is a north-south U.S highway that currently runs for 966 miles (1,555 km) from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at Memorial Drive.
Route description
Oklahoma
US 169 is a major north–south ...
which is a north-south highway, enters from the east at the Verdigris River bridge on Northeast Street to Eleventh Street, then turns left just past the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad overpass onto Walnut Street and continues south on Walnut Street] and exits the city and continues south towards Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Coffeyville Municipal Airport (KCFV; FAA ID: CFV), about four miles northeast, has two runways, the longest 5868’ x 100’. Commercial air transportation is available out of
Tulsa International Airport
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to and/or broadcast from Coffeyville.
KGGF (AM)
KGGF (690 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Coffeyville, Kansas. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Sek Media, LLC. The studios and offices are on West 8th Street in Coffeyville.
KGGF has a daytime power of 10,000 watts, coveri ...
broadcasts on 690 AM, playing a
News
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Talk
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* Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people
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format.
KUSN, a
Country
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station, is licensed to
Dearing, Kansas, but broadcasts from Coffeyville on 98.1 FM.
KGGF-FM
KGGF-FM (104.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,151. ...
, licensed to
Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,151. The city was founded in 1868, and saw considerable expansion in the early 20th century, with a foss ...
, broadcasts an
Oldies
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format from Coffeyville on 104.1 FM.
[ ]KQQF
KQQF (98.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Coffeyville, Kansas. The station is owned by SEK Media, LLC, and airs an Contemporary Christian format.
The station was assigned the call sign KQQF by the Federal Communication ...
is licensed to Coffeyville and broadcasts on 98.9 FM.[
Coffeyville is in the Tulsa, Oklahoma television market.
]
In popular culture
*Coffeyville is mentioned in the song "Doolin–Dalton
''Desperado'' is the second studio album by the American band the Eagles. It was released on April 17, 1973, by Asylum Records. The album was produced by Glyn Johns and was recorded at Island Studios in London, England. The songs on ''Desperado'' ...
" by The Eagles
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from their 1973 album, ''Desperado
Desperado may refer to:
* Outlaw, particularly in the American Old West
Books
* ''Desperadoes'' (comics), a comic book series
* ''Desperadoes'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Ron Hansen
* Desperado Publishing, an American independent comic book publ ...
.''
*In the 2002 movie, '' Reign of Fire'' character Denton Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey ( ; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He had his breakout role with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first succes ...
) refers to Coffeyville when describing his moment of realizing how to kill dragons in the movie.
*Coffeyville is a featured location in the 2009 video game '' Call of Juarez : Bound in Blood,'' and its successor '' Call of Juarez: Gunslinger.''
*Coffeyville is featured in John Lee Hancock
John Lee Hancock Jr. (born December 15, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He directed the sports drama films ''The Rookie (2002 film), The Rookie'' (2002) and ''The Blind Side (film), The Blind Side'' (2009), and the historical drama films ''Savin ...
's 2019 film '' The Highwaymen''.
*Coffeyville is mentioned in the pilot episode of Epix's series "Billy The Kid" (2022) as the destination for his family when leaving New York City.
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Coffeyville include:
* Mildred "Micky" Axton, aviator and educator
* Terry Beeson, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...
* Bob Bettisworth
Robert H. "Bob" Bettisworth (August 23, 1926 – February 13, 2015) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bettisworth went to Fairbanks, Alaska Territory, in 1948, to look for gold. Later he started a masonry b ...
, member of Alaska House of Representatives
The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per ...
* Mildred Burke
Mildred Burke (August 5, 1915 – February 18, 1989) was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions.
Burke's heyday lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950 ...
, member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Phil Ehart
Phillip W. Ehart (born February 4, 1950) is the drummer in the progressive rock band Kansas. He and Rich Williams are the only two members who have appeared on every Kansas album. Though his songwriting contributions to the group were few, he co ...
, drummer of the rock band Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
* Wade Flemons
Wade Herbert Flemons (September 25, 1940 – October 13, 1993) was an American soul singer.
He was born in Coffeyville, Kansas to Samuel and Kathyrine Flemons. His father was a minister, who introduced him to gospel music. After his parents' mar ...
, former member of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million re ...
* Mondriel Fulcher, NFL player
* Denver David Hargis
Denver David Hargis (July 22, 1921 – March 16, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1959 to 1961.
Born in Key West, Florida, his maternal grandfather and grandmother were each from Spain and England. In 1922, when Hargis was one ye ...
, Kansas politician
* Kenyon Hopkins
Kenyon Hopkins (January 15, 1912 – April 7, 1983) was an American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom. He was once called "one of jazz's great composers and arrangers."
Biography Early life and education
Hopkins was ...
, musician and composer
* Walter Johnson
Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-ha ...
, Hall of Fame
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baseball player
* Ron Kenoly
Ron Kenoly (born December 6, 1944) is an American Christian worship leader, singer, and songwriter whose expressed mission is "to create an environment for the manifest presence of God". His musical style is one of jubilant praise and individu ...
, popular worship leader
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* Field Eugene Kindley
Captain Field Eugene Kindley (13 March 1896 – 2 February 1920) was an American aviator and World War I flying ace credited with twelve confirmed aerial victories.
Early life
Field Eugene Kindley was born at Pea Ridge in northwestern ...
, aviator and World War I ace
* Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, World War II naval aviator, Navy Cross recipient, credited with sinking two Japanese aircraft carriers on June 4, 1942.
* Omar Knedlik
Omar S. Knedlik (December 21, 1916 – March 14, 1989) was an American inventor and businessman. He was best known as the inventor of the ICEE frozen drink. He was born and raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas in 1916. Knedlik was a World War ...
, inventor of the ICEE frozen drink
* Rudy May
Rudolph May, Jr. (born July 18, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in and from to for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Exp ...
, former Major League baseball pitcher
* Harold Clement McGugin
Harold Clement Mcgugin (November 22, 1893 – March 7, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born on a farm near Liberty, Kansas, McGugin attended the public schools of Liberty, Kansas. He moved to Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1908. He was gra ...
, U.S. Congressman, 1931–1935
* William Mueller, professional wrestler known as "Trevor Murdoch" and "Jethro Holiday"
* Gary Paxton
Gary Sanford Paxton (born Larry Wayne Stevens; May 18, 1939 – July 17, 2016) was an American record producer, recording artist, and Grammy and Dove Award winning songwriter. Paxton was a member of Skip & Flip and the Hollywood Argyles and was ...
, record producer, recording artist, songwriter
* W. Ann Reynolds
Wynetka Ann Reynolds (born 1938) is an American zoologist and university administrator who has served as provost of the Ohio State University (1979–1982), chancellor of the California State University (CSU) system (1982–1990), chancellor of t ...
, zoologist, administrator at four universities
* Lafayette "Reb" Russell, football player and western movie actor
* Johnny Rutherford
John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 3 ...
, race car driver, 3-time Indy 500
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winner
* Henry Schichtle, football player
* Cynthia Sikes
Cynthia Sikes Yorkin (born January 2, 1954) is an American actress known for her work on ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''Blade Runner 2049.''
Life and career
Cynthia Sikes was born Cynthia Lee Sikes in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1954. Early in her career ...
, actress
* Frank Wickware
Frank Wickware (March 8, 1888 – November 2, 1967), nicknamed "Rawhide" and "The Red Ant", was a baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues from 1909 to 1925.
In a nationally syndicated article written in 1915, it was said that Wickware "is anoth ...
, Negro leagues and Pre-Negro leagues baseball pitcher
* Wendell Willkie
Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican ...
, 1940 Republican presidential candidate
See also
* List of oil pipelines
This is a list of oil pipelines.
Africa
* Chad–Cameroon pipeline – Chad–Cameroon
* Sudeth pipeline – South Sudan–Ethiopia (under construction)
* Transnet Pipelines – South Africa
* Sumed pipeline – Egypt
* Tazama Pipeline – Tanzan ...
* List of oil refineries
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References
Further reading
External links
City of Coffeyville
Coffeyville - Directory of Public Officials
* Kristine Crispel's horse farm outside Coffeyville has the distinction of being the center of the world—according to Google.
Coffeyville city map
KDOT
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Cities in Kansas
Cities in Montgomery County, Kansas
Populated places established in 1869
1869 establishments in Kansas