Clonmel, Kansas

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.

Clonmel, Kansas
Unincorporated community
St. John the Evangelist Church (2018)
KDOT map of Sedgwick County (legend)
Clonmel
Clonmel
Coordinates: 37°33′46″N 97°33′14″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySedgwick
TownshipIllinois
Elevation
[1]
1,371 ft (418 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67149
Area code620
FIPS code20-14375 [1]
GNIS ID484677 [1]

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.

References
  1. "Clonmel, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
  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.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 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.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Sedgwick County, Kansas


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