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Welcome to Codell ...

Codell is located in Rooks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Codell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Codell is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Codell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Codell: 785

The community of Codell was previously named Florreyville.

Communities near Codell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Codell.

  • Plainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Natoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Zurich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Paradise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Paradise is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Turkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmeram
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Catharine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Codell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Codell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Codell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Codell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Codell. See our Newspapers Page for Codell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Codell ...

Looking for more information about Codell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Codell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Codell.

Adding Codell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Codell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Codell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Codell post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Codell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Codell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/