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Arnold, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W / 38.64028°N 100.04611°W / 38.64028; -100.04611
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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
Arnold is located in the United States
Arnold
Arnold
Coordinates: 38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W / 38.64028°N 100.04611°W / 38.64028; -100.04611
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNess
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
67515
WebsiteWebsite

Arnold is an unincorporated community in northern 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 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.

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