Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri Explained

Sni-A-Bar Township is an inactive township in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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.^[1] ^[2] 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".^[3]

From 1913-1945, it was the site of a large demonstration farm called Sni-A-Bar Farms, the legacy of Kansas City newspaper mogul William Rockhill Nelson. It sustained the community through the Great Depression.^[4]

Web site: Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. October 16, 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070750/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jackson.html. June 24, 2016.
News: Grain Valley News . Looking Back: The History And Mystery Behind The Name Sni-A-Bar . November 20, 2019 . Marcia . Napier . September 2, 2023.
The Blue & Grey Chronicle . Joanne C. Eakin . Wayne . Schnetzer . 12 . 1 . Sni-A-Bar Hills . October 2008 . 1-8 . October 1, 2023.
Web site: The Legacy of Sni-A-Bar Farms . Kael . Knight . Steven V. . Potter . March 26, 2024 . July 13, 2024.