Clonmel 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 Illinois Township,
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita, the most populous city in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 523,824, making it the second-mo ...
, United States.
It is located at Highway K42 and W 71st St S.
History
Clonmel was a station on the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, started in 1900 by American railroad entrepreneur Arthur Edward Stilwell, was the predecessor of the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad in Mexico. It was intended to reach the Pacific Ocean at Topolob ...
.
A post office was opened in Clonmel in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938. It was named after
Clonmel
Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...
in Ireland.
Education
The community is served by
Clearwater USD 264 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
Sedgwick County website
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Unincorporated communities in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas