Welcome to Parnell ...

Parnell is located in Lonoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parnell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Parnell is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Parnell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Parnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Parnell - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parnell.

Communities near Parnell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parnell.

• Little Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little Rock
  • From Parnell to Little Rock
• North Little Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Little Rock
  • From Parnell to North Little Rock
• Sherwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
• Jacksonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jacksonville
  • From Parnell to Jacksonville
• Cabot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cabot
  • From Parnell to Cabot
• Beebe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Beebe is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beebe <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beebe
  • From Parnell to Beebe
• Ward
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
• Vilonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vilonia
  • From Parnell to Vilonia
• Austin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Austin
  • From Parnell to Austin
• Lonoke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lonoke
  • From Parnell to Lonoke

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Parnell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parnell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parnell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parnell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parnell. See our Newspapers Page for Parnell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parnell ...

Looking for more information about Parnell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Parnell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Parnell.

Adding Parnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parnell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parnell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Parnell post office opened in 1891.

We also found Parnell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parnell.