Arnold, Kansas

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, the county seat of Ness County.[2] Its elevation is 2,566 feet (782 m), and it is located at 38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W (38.6402921, -100.0462373).[3] It is unincorporated and has a ZIP code of 67515.[4]

Arnold, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Ness County (legend)
Arnold
Arnold
Coordinates: 38°38′25″N 100°2′46″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyNess
Elevation
[1]
2,566 ft (782 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67515
Area code785
FIPS code20-02425 [1]
GNIS ID484557 [1]

History

Arnold was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[5]

The first post office in Arnold was established in about 1902.[6] It was discontinued in 2006.[7]

Education

The community is served by Western Plains USD 106 public school district.[8] 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.[9] USD 106 formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304.[10]

References
  1. "Arnold, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.
  3. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-04-12.
  4. Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 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.
  6. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. "Postmaster Finder". USPS. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. "Western Plains". USD 106. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  9. "All About USD 106". Western Plains USD 106. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  10. "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


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