BlockPink Hill, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Sni-A-Bar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64029. The Survey maps it on the Oak Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,834 words on this townshipThe 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 names this settlement in its chapter on Sni-A-Bar Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Sni-a-bar or ' ' Shnee-a-bar " township, as it occurs in some old records, was first organized May 5, 1834, but has undergone many changes since that date. Sni-a-bar township is bounded north by Fort Osage, east by Lafayette county, south by Van Buren and Prairie, and west by Prairie and Blue townships. It is the central eastern township, and enjoys as great a variety of surface and soil as any in Jackson county. The population is between 4,350 and 5,000, and the agricultural resources are very superior especially in the western portion. The township contains 600 farms under cultivation, averaging 100 acres each, and these farms are valued at from $20 to $35 per acre, depending on location and improvements. The Chicago & Alton Railroad runs through the township in an easterly and westerly direction, and upon this line Blue Springs, Grain Valley and Oak Grove, three little villages within its borders are located. Pink Hill, another little post village, is situated about four miles north of the Chicago & Alton Railroad.
Passage source: 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.
When in 1836 Mr. Jacob Gregg took the Missouri State Census he found settlers along the course of Little Blue and Sni-a-bar Creeks, but on the prairies there were no settlements. At that date there were within the bounds of what is now Sni-a-bar township, not exceeding one hundred and fifty souls. Not one of the setttlers living here at that date is living here now, and scarcely one alive. Mr. John Gilum, now living in Texas, was living here at that time, and the enumerator, Mr. Jacob Gregg, staid at his house over night. Mr. Gilum then lived on the farm now occupied by Robert Wood, about one mile east of Pink Hill, his house being about 100 yards from Sui-a-bar Creek.
Passage source: 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.
The little village of Pink Hill is situated in Sni-a-bar township, on the line dividing ranges 19 and 20, in township 49. Its' plat bears date of November 5, 1854, and is signed by George W. Love and D. A. Neer. Some years ago there was a little post town called Stony Point, situated in the southern part of the township.
Passage source: 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.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Sni-A-Bar Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Pink Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166068-04828-03032018-1657 |
| 16 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178310-04828-03162019-1530 |
| 14 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176053-04828-03142018-1222 |
| 27 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166069-04828-02272018-1430 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Pink Hill: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pink Hill Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winfrey Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiler | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Grain Valley | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Springs | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Lake City | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Buckner | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Tapawingo | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Levasy | 6.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 734924. 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.