Inactive township in Missouri
Sni-A-Bar Township is an inactive
township in
Jackson County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
[1] It was annexed into the city of
Kansas City, Missouri and is within the
Kansas City metropolitan area.
History
It was established in 1834, named after
Sni-A-Bar Creek.
[2]
[3] The township included
Blue Springs,
Oak Grove, and the village of
Grain Valley.
It reportedly became
William Quantrill's "principal rendezvous mainly because this area provided many
bushwhackers and
Confederate sympathizers".
[4]
Further reading
References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri
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"Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
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^ Napier, Marcia (November 20, 2019).
"Looking Back: The History And Mystery Behind The Name Sni-A-Bar". Grain Valley News. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
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^ Schnetzer, Wayne (October 2008).
"Sni-A-Bar Hills". The Blue & Grey Chronicle. Vol. 12, no. 1. Joanne C. Eakin. pp. 1–8. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
39°01′58″N 94°13′05″W / 39.0328°N 94.2181°W / 39.0328; -94.2181