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Holmes Park, Missouri

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64137. It stands on Hart Grove Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grandview quadrangle.

Holmes Park within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Washington township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From The History of Jackson County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Jackson County in the Late War... History of Missouri, Map of Jackson County .., published 1881 - Washington Township

New Santa Fe

This little post village is situated on the west line of Missouri, about midway in Washington township. It now contains one store and post-office and a few dwelhng houses. Being on the State line between a free and a slave State, it has experienced some of the most remarkable events that have been known on a turbulent border: the Border Ruffian War of 1855-6, the awful commotions of the Civil War, and the bands of outlaws, murderers and robbers since the War of the Rebellion ceased have haunted this section to an unwonted degree.

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In the county-history sources

4,827 words on this township

The History of Jackson County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Jackson County in the Late War... History of Missouri, Map of Jackson County .., published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Washington Township covers washington township organized february g^ 18^6, the orders of court fixing the boundaries, first election held at the house of anson mccrackin, the lost townships, physical features, old settlers.

Read the chapter on Washington Township - 4,827 words.

Fires near this place

46 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Holmes Park between 2006 and 2018, burning about 40 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning3
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Smokingunder an acreJohnson County2520108
3 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service2460133
29 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
29 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Holmes Park: 21 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown-ClayClayPast Producer
Beyer Mine and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Beyer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Strong MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

17 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holmes Park in 17 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-Several reports of downed trees and wires near Indian Village.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-Tree limbs downed at Ward Parkway Shopping Center on State Line Road.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-Social media report of a downed tree at a residence near Highland Avenue.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-Social media report and photos of downed trees near 75th Street and the Paseo.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-Approximately 25 medium to large-sized tree limbs down near Ward and 85th. Time estimated from radar.
November 2021Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-A few large three limbs were down.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-KMBC news 9 reported a tree down.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-KCFD reported 2 large trees down on a structure at this location.
April 2019FloodHolmes Park-Storm sewer system was overflowing with some ponding on the roads. This report was received via social media.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-A tree was snapped in half in Grandview. This report was received via social media.
July 2017Flash FloodHolmes Park-After 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across Kansas City in 3-6 hours, one of the hardest hit areas in the Kansas City Metro was along Indian Creek near 103rd and Wornall. Several car dealerships in that area had merchandise inundated and washed away due to the record flood for Indian Creek. Also at that intersection was a restaurant that had two of its owners trapped in the rafters of the business as waters rushed into the building. The owners were rescued by fire fighters when they rode a motorized raft to the building and extracted the owners through the roof. This rescue took place on live television. This narrative was not unique to this location, as water rescues took place in numerous areas across Kansas City. The value of loss is tremendous, but no value has been submitted.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-A tree was down across a driveway near W 91st Street and Wornall Road. This report was received via social media.
March 2014HailHolmes Park-Pea to dime size hail was reported.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHolmes Park-Large tree blown onto a home.
March 2016HailHolmes Park-no account filed
October 2014HailHolmes Park-no account filed
April 2010HailHolmes Park-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jackson County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Flinn0.8 miles27
Bryant1.4 miles27
Jeffreys1.7 miles27
Dodson1.8 miles27
Marlborough2.2 miles27
Ruskin2.4 miles27
Hickman Mills2.5 miles27
Melville2.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 719732. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.