Arnold, Kansas

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Arnold, Kansas
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Coordinates: 38°38′25″N100°2′46″W / 38.64028°N 100.04611°W / 38.64028; -100.04611 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ness
Elevation
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2,566 ft (782 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67515
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-02425
GNIS ID 484557 [1]

Arnold is an unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas, United States. [1] It lies along K-4, north-northwest of the city of Ness City. [2]

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History

Arnold was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. [3]

The first post office in Arnold was established in about 1902. [4] It was discontinued in 2006. [5]

Education

The community is served by Western Plains USD 106 public school district. [6] 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. [7] USD 106 formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arnold, Kansas
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.
  3. 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.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  5. "Postmaster Finder". USPS. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  6. "Western Plains". USD 106. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  7. "All About USD 106". Western Plains USD 106 . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  8. "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal . July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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