Parnell, Kansas

Parnell is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, USA.^[1]

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]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parnell, Kansas
↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 121.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Atchison

Cities	Atchison Effingham Huron Lancaster Muscotah

Unincorporated communities	Arrington Cummings Eden Farmington Good Intent Kennekuk Larkinburg‡ Monrovia Oak Mills Parnell Port Williams Potter St. Pats Shannon

Indian reservations	Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡

Townships	Benton Center Grasshopper Kapioma Lancaster Mount Pleasant Shannon Walnut

Ghost towns	Mount Pleasant Pardee

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°30′23″N 95°12′24″W / 39.50639°N 95.20667°W / 39.50639; -95.20667

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