Claudell is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Valley Township,
Smith County, Kansas
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Smith Center. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570. The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a major in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed ...
, United States.
History
Claudell was a station on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad o ...
.
A post office was opened in Claudell in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.
References
Further reading
External links
* Smith County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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