Clonmel, Kansas
Clonmel, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 37°33′46″N 97°33′14″W / 37.56278°N 97.55389°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Sedgwick |
Township | Illinois |
Elevation | 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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]The community is served by Clearwater USD 264 public school district.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Clonmel, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press.
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