Parnell, Kansas

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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parnell, Kansas
  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 4 June 2014.


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