Stull, Kansas

A Kansas territorial map of 1857 shows a settlement of six families near Deer Creek in the southwest corner of Lecompton township in Douglas County. They were of German descent and the settlement was known as Deer Creek Community. The name was officially changed to Stull in 1899 by the Federal Post Office Department. Buffalo roamed nearby and came to drink water from Deer Creek.

A Bible class was established in 1859. Names included Bahnmaier, Eberhart, Fricker, Gress, Heil, Hildenbrand, Houk, Nuffer, Roller, and Zeeb. The stone church on the hill was built by this group in 1867 at a cost of $2,000. It was the first public building in the community. A new church was built at the intersection and dedicated in 1922 at an estimated cost of $21,000. One hundred and two persons attended the last service held in the old church.

In 1869 the cemetery was officially platted by the church trustees and become known as Stull Cemetery in 1946. Within the cemetery stands a beautiful Scotch Pine tree believed to be over 120 years old, the oldest of its species in the State of Kansas. Many old cemetery stones date back to the 1800's.

Those who settled on this fertile land were mostly farmers, bringing with them a rich heritage which has been imparted to succeeding generations.

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