What is Codell, Kansas?
'''Codell''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Rooks County, Kansas|Rooks County]], [[Kansas]], [[United States]]. It is south of the city of [[Stockton, Kansas|Stockton]] (the [[county seat]] of Rooks County{{GR|6}}). It is near the southeastern corner of Rooks County. The nearest city, [[Plainville, Kansas|Plainville]], is about {{convert|9|mi}} northwest by road. On May 20 in 1916, 1917, and 1918, Codell was hit by tornadoes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2006/alm06may.htm|title=The Weather Doctor Almanac 2006 Three Strikes on Codell|website=www.islandnet.com}}</ref> The 1918 tornado was the worst. It killed ten people and did a lot of damage.{{fact|date=June 2010}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820195053/http://www.geocities.com/jackiej53/Codell.html Pictures of Codell] *[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/rooks/codell.htm Codell history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011154206/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/rooks/codell.htm |date=2012-10-11 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090728004706/http://www.geocities.com/jackiej53/cyclone5231918news.html Newspaper article about the 1918 tornado] {{Rooks County, Kansas}} {{coord|39|11|36|N|99|10|38|W|type:city_region:US-KS_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}} [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Kansas]] {{US-geo-stub}}