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{{Short description|Inactive township in Missouri}}
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'''Sni-A-Bar Township''' is an inactive [[civil township|township]] in [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|766804}}</ref>
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'''Sni-A-Bar Township''' is an inactive [[civil township|township]] in [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|766804}}</ref> It was annexed into the city of [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and is within the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]].


==History==
Sni-A-Bar Township was established in 1834, taking its name from [[Sni-A-Bar Creek]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jackson.html| title=Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=16 October 2016| deadurl=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070750/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jackson.html| archivedate=24 June 2016| df=}}</ref>
It was established in 1834, named after [[Sni-A-Bar Creek]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jackson.html| title=Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=October 16, 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070750/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jackson.html| archivedate=June 24, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SaBGVN">{{cite news | newspaper=Grain Valley News | title=Looking Back: The History And Mystery Behind The Name Sni-A-Bar | date=November 20, 2019 | first=Marcia | last=Napier | url=https://www.grainvalleynews.com/news/looking-back-the-history-and-mystery-behind-the-name-sni-a-bar | access-date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> The township included [[Blue Springs, Missouri|Blue Springs]], [[Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri|Oak Grove]], and the village of [[Grain Valley, Missouri|Grain Valley]].

It reportedly became [[William Quantrill]]'s "principal rendezvous mainly because this area provided many [[bushwhacker]]s and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] sympathizers".<ref name="hills">{{cite magazine | magazine=The Blue & Grey Chronicle | publisher=Joanne C. Eakin | first=Wayne | last=Schnetzer | volume=12 | issue=1 | title=Sni-A-Bar Hills | date=October 2008 | pages=1-8 | url=https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A62847 | access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref>

==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180912112150/http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm/ref/collection/moplatbooks/id/1537 Missouri atlas (archived)], including Jackson County circa 1930


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[[Category:Townships in Missouri]]
[[Category:Townships in Missouri]]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 1 October 2023

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri
  2. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Napier, Marcia (November 20, 2019). "Looking Back: The History And Mystery Behind The Name Sni-A-Bar". Grain Valley News. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.

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