Arnold, Kansas

Arnold, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Ness County (legend)
Arnold, Kansas
Location within the state of Kansas
Arnold, Kansas
Arnold, Kansas (the US)
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
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ness
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 67515
Website Website

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

Western Plains USD 106 serves Arnold, Bazine, Brownell, Ransom and Utica.[7] The Western Plains High School mascot is Bobcats.

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. p. 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.


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