"Harrison Yarnell (d. Aug. 11, 1916), located and worked the Yarnell Mine, which he sold c. 1882. The Yarnell family was among the earliest to settle in this region. The first post office, called Yarnell, was discontinued. When it was re-established in 1928, postal rules called for it to have a new name and it was called Peeples Valley. The reason becomes clear when it is realized that the present Yarnell Hill was Antelope Hill, the scene of a very rich gold discovery in the early years by Abraham Peeples and others. However, because everyone locally referred to teh place as Yarnell, the name was changed to Yarnell. The name also refers to the hill itself and to a sprong. PO Est as Yarnell Oct 18, 1892, Frank McKean PM, disc April 30, 1911; reest as Peeples Valley, Aug 6, 1928, Mrs. Susie McCrea PM. Named changed to Yarnell December 1, 1933."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 689
Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profiles- Yarnell, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/yarnell.pdf
Arizonan.com- Yarnell, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/Yarnell/
Arizonan.com- Peeples Valley, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/PeeplesValley/
Yarnell Public Library
PO Box 808 22278 N Highway 89 Yarnell AZ 86362
520-427-3191
Yarnell
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Yarnell, Peeples Valley: Informational Brochures 1989-;
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Yarnell, Arizona: Community Profiles. Varied Dates from 1975
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Yarnell, Arizona: Informational Brochures.
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