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Title
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Jackson County Townships
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Description
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Description of the division of Jackson County into three townships by the newly appointed presiding judges of the county. The newly created townships are listed as Fort Osage, Kaw, and Blue.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Jackson County, Missouri Townships
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Description
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Maps of Jackson County townships, including Blue, Fort Osage, Sni-a-Bar, Prairie, Van Buren, Brooking (Raytown), and Washington (Grandview).
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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The History of Jackson County, Missouri
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Description
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Description of the story behind the missing surveys of the southern part of Jackson County, leading to a considerable delay in placing this area on the market.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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History of Lafayette County, Missouri
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Description
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Photos of Kansas City from a bird's eye view, in a book as a whole about the history of townships, cities, towns, and villages of Missouri.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Jackson County Townships
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Description
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Article mentions the original three townships of Jackson County, Missouri--Fort Osage on the east, Kaw on the west, and Blue in the center. Reference to the Fort Osage Township as the first because of its initial definition on the county records.
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Date
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2011-06-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jackson County, Missouri
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Description
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Color shaded map showing townships, roads, railroads, streams, schools, and churches in Jackson County, Missouri.
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Date
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1916
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Independence, MO
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Description
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Map of Independence, Missouri, including a street index plus railroads, highways, township boundaries, schools, etc.
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Date
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1966
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City and Surrounding Towns
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Description
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Map of Kansas City vicinity and many outlying towns. The city limits indicated for Kansas City, Missouri were inaugurated in 1885. Towns and townships are named and given distinctive colors; railroad lines as well as township section numbers are indicated. Includes Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Clay and Jackson Counties, Missouri.
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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A Panoramic View of the "Lost Townships," Part II
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Description
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Second in two-part article about the histories of former townships surrounding Kansas City, some of which later becoming incorporated, such as Grandview, Holmes Park, Martin City, and Dodson. Description of the founding of each, often due to railroads or street railway links.
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Date
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1965-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Panoramic View of the "Lost" Townships
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Description
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Illustrated article about the history of several early Jackson County settlements and institutions, including Hickman Mills, New Santa Fe, Red Bridge, early land grants, early churches and schools, etc., with photos.
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Date
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1965-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Jackson County Townships
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Description
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Descriptive history of the townships of Jackson County, Missouri: (1) Westport, (2) Fort Osage, (3) Kaw, (4) "Sni Abar", (5) Blue, (6) Van Buren, (7) Brooking, (8) Washington, and (9) Prairie.
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Date
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1877
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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County and Township: New Bi-State Agency Planned
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Description
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Description of the creation of the "Mo-Kan Metropolitan Development District," comprising eight counties by the state legislatures.
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Date
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1957-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article