Parnell, Kansas

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Parnell is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Parnell was platted in 1883. It was named for James L. Parnell, a member of the 13th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment, who was killed in the Civil War. [2]

Parnell had a post office from 1883 until 1923. [3]

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References

  1. "Parnell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  121.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

Further reading

39°30′23″N95°12′24″W / 39.50639°N 95.20667°W / 39.50639; -95.20667