Parnell is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison County (county code AT) is a county located in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in ho ...
, United States.
History
Parnell was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...
ted 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.
Parnell had a post office from 1883 until 1923.
References
Further reading
External links
* Atchison County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Atchison County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
1883 establishments in Kansas
Populated places established in 1883
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