Arnold, Kansas

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Arnold, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Ness County (legend)
KDOT map of Ness County (legend)
Arnold is located in Kansas
Arnold
Arnold
Coordinates: 38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W / 38.64028°N 100.04611°W / 38.64028; -100.04611Coordinates: 38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W / 38.64028°N 100.04611°W / 38.64028; -100.04611
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNess
Elevation
2,566 ft (782 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67515
Area code785
FIPS code20-02425
GNIS ID484557

Arnold is an unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-4, north-northwest of the city of Ness City, the county seat of Ness County.[1] Its elevation is 2,566 feet (782 m), and it is located at

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38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W / 38.64028°N 100.04611°W / 38.64028; -100.04611 (38.6402921, -100.0462373).[2] It is unincorporated and has a ZIP code of 67515.[3]

History[]

Arnold was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[4]

The first post office in Arnold was established in about 1902.[5] It was discontinued in 2006.[6]

Education[]

The community is served by Western Plains USD 106 public school district.[7] The Western Plains High School mascot is Bobcats.

Arnold became a part of the Ransom school district in 1960. The Arnold School closed in 1969.[8] USD 106 formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.
  2. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-04-12.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 103.
  5. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Postmaster Finder". USPS. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Western Plains". USD 106. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. ^ "All About USD 106". Western Plains USD 106. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  9. ^ "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2020-04-26.

Further reading[]

See also: List of books about NessCounty, Kansas

External links[]


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