Codell, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Codell is an unincorporated community
in Township 12, Rooks County
, Kansas
, United States
. It lies in the middle of the township, south of the city of Stockton
(the county seat
of Rooks County) and near the southeastern corner of Rooks County. The community lies along the banks of Paradise Creek and an abandoned railroad line. The nearest city, Plainville
, lies approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) away to the northwest by road; the community is connected via 24 Road to a state highway, K-18
, which lies approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) to the north.
history. On May 20 in 1916, 1917, and 1918, it was hit by tornadoes. The 1918 tornado was the most destructive, killing ten people and damaging a large part of the community.
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Unincorporated area
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in Township 12, Rooks County
Rooks County, Kansas
Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,181. The county seat is Stockton and the largest city is Plainville. The county was named for Private John C...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
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. It lies in the middle of the township, south of the city of Stockton
Stockton, Kansas
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,329.-19th century:...
(the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Rooks County) and near the southeastern corner of Rooks County. The community lies along the banks of Paradise Creek and an abandoned railroad line. The nearest city, Plainville
Plainville, Kansas
Plainville is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,903.-19th century:The area was first settled in 1877 by Hiram Keas. Plainville, previously known as Paradise Flats, was established in 1888, in Rooks County, Kansas...
, lies approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) away to the northwest by road; the community is connected via 24 Road to a state highway, K-18
K-18 (Kansas highway)
K-18 is a primarily east–west state highway running between US-24 and I-70 in north central Kansas.-Route description:K-18 begins near the town of Bogue in Graham County as it branches off to the south from US-24...
, which lies approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) to the north.
History
Codell is notable for its exceptional tornadoTornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
history. On May 20 in 1916, 1917, and 1918, it was hit by tornadoes. The 1918 tornado was the most destructive, killing ten people and damaging a large part of the community.
External links
PhotosHistorical
Maps
- Codell City Map, Google
- Rooks County Map, KDOT