Codell, Kansas
Codell is an unincorporated community in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. It is south of the city of Stockton (the county seat of Rooks County[1]). It is near the southeastern corner of Rooks County. The nearest city, Plainville, is about 9 miles (14 km) northwest by road.
On May 20 in 1916, 1917, and 1918, Codell was hit by tornadoes.[2] The 1918 tornado was the worst. It killed ten people and did a lot of damage.
References
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "The Weather Doctor Almanac 2006 Three Strikes on Codell". www.islandnet.com.
Other websites
- Pictures of Codell
- Codell history Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Newspaper article about the 1918 tornado
Municipalities and communities of Rooks County, Kansas, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |
|  Map of Kansas highlighting Rooks County |
| Unincorporated community |
| |
| Ghost towns |
| |
| Townships |
| |
| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.