Stull is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.History19th centuryWhen the community was founded, it was originally called Deer Creek. The area was settled mainly by people of German ancestry, mainly Pennsylvania Dutch. By 1857, six families were living in the vicinity. Descendants of the original founders still reside in the community. In 1859, the settlers organized the Evangelical Emmanuel Church and by 1867 the members had collected enough funds to construct a stone church on land donated by Jacob Hildenbrand for that purpose and a cemetery. Until 1908, the sermons were preached in German.20th centuryOn April 27, 1899, a post office was established in the small community. It closed in 1903. The postmaster, Sylvester Stull, nevertheless earned the respect of those he had served, and the community decided to rename their hamlet after him. The small community never grew to be larger than about fifty individuals. In the early 1920s, plans were drawn up for a bank to be established in Stull, as well as a rail extension to be built in the town connecting Lawrence to Emporia. However, these plans were later cancelled. While a number of businesses were established in the area, most were short-lived. The exception to this was the Louk & Kraft grocery store, which was established in the early 1900s and lasted until 1955.In the early 20th century, Stull suffered two tragedies. A young boy was found burned to death after his father had finished burning a field and a man was found hanging from a tree after going missing.