Clonmel, Kansas

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Clonmel, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°33′46″N97°33′14″W / 37.56278°N 97.55389°W / 37.56278; -97.55389 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sedgwick
Township Illinois
Elevation
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1,371 ft (418 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67149
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-14375 [1]
GNIS ID 484677 [1]

Clonmel is an unincorporated community in Illinois Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located at Highway K42 and W 71st St S.

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History

Clonmel was a station on the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. [2]

A post office was opened in Clonmel in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938. [3] It was named after Clonmel in Ireland. [4]

Education

The community is served by Clearwater USD 264 public school district.

Transportation

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway formerly provided passenger rail service to Clonmel on a line between Wichita and Englewood. Dedicated passenger service was provided until at least 1958, while mixed trains continued until at least 1961. [5] [6] As of 2025, the nearest passenger rail station is located in Newton, where Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops once daily on a route from Chicago to Los Angeles. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clonmel, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 370. ISBN   9780722249055.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America . New York: Oxford University Press.
  5. ↑ "AT&SF 1958 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "AT&SF1961 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Amtrak Southwest Chief" . Retrieved July 26, 2025.

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