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Parkerfield is located near the east edge of Arkansas City.The land topography consists of about 564 acres (261 acres platted and 302 acres (1.22 km 2) unplatted at the time of incorporation) with basically a flat terrain with no natural boundaries and a drainage pattern generally to the southeast for the southern half of the area and to the northwest for the northern half of the area.
The name of this city is not pronounced like the nearby state of Arkansas, but rather as / ɑːr ˈ k æ n z ə s / (the final "s" is pronounced, and it rhymes with Kansas). [6] Over the years there has been much confusion about the regional pronunciation of "Arkansas", which locals render as / ɑːr ˈ k æ n z ə s / rather than / ˈ ɑːr k ən s ɔː /. [7]
The first permanent white settlement in Jackson County began near present-day Commerce on January 20, 1784, when German immigrant William Dunson was awarded a land grant on Little Sandy Creek. The settlement was named "Groaning Rock", [ 6 ] supposedly because of a nearby hollow rock formation that produced a moaning sound when the wind passed ...
Cowley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Winfield, [2] and its most populous city is Arkansas City. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 34,549. [1] The county was named after Matthew Cowley, first lieutenant in Company I, 9th Kansas Cavalry, who died during the American Civil War.
Strother Field (IATA: WLD [2], ICAO: KWLD, FAA LID: WLD) is a public airport in Cowley County, Kansas, six miles southwest of Winfield [1] and north of Arkansas City. The airport is jointly owned by the two cities. [1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. [3]
Silverdale is located in southern Kansas, between U.S. Route 166 and the Oklahoma state line. It is about 8 miles east of Arkansas City and is near the Arkansas River . Demographics
Geary County: 061: Junction City: 1855: One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Davis County) John White Geary, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri, and who later became Kansas territorial governor: GE 35,047: 384 sq mi (995 km 2) Gove County: 063: Gove City: 1868: From unorganized area
Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City. [2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,287. [1] The county was named in honor of James Ford, a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War.