ORIGIN OF PLACE NAMES IN MARSHALL COUNTY.

Axtell -- Named for Dr. Jesse Axtell, an official of the St. Jo & Grand Island Railroad. Beattie -- Named for A. Beattie, mayor of St. Jo, Missouri, in 1870. Blue Rapids -- Named for rapids in Big Blue river, at that point. Barrett -- Named for A. G. Barrett, a pioneer. Bigelow -- Named for General Bigelow, an official of the Missouri Pacific Railway, who selected the townsite. Bremen -- Named for a seaport in Germany. Carden -- Named for Mrs. Carden, on whose land the townsite was platted. Frankfort -- Named for Frank Schmidt, of Marysville, owner of the townsite. Herkimer -- Named by O. Keller, who laid out the town. Hull -- Named for a city in England. Home -- Named by G. W. Van Camp, who platted the townsite. Irving -- Named for Washington Irving. Lillis -- Named for Bishop Thomas Lillis, of Kansas City. Marysville -- Named for Mary, wife of F. J. Marshall, for whom the county was named. Marietta -- Named for Mrs. Marietta Mann. Oketo -- Named for an Indian chief, Arkatetah, the name being shortened by the settlers to Oketo. Schroyer -- Named for a well-known pioneer family. Summerfield -- Named for Elias Summerfield, an official of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Vermillion -- No record. Vliets -- Named for the Van Vliet family, on whose farm the town is located. Waterville -- Named by R. Osborne, superintendent of the Central Branch, Union Pacific Railroad, in honor of his home town, Waterville, Maine. Winifred -- named for the wife of Isaac Walker, a pioneer.