BlockTarsney, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Van Buren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64029. The Survey maps it on the Tarsney Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1887 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Tarsney quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Tarsney quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Tarsney quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tarsney Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Tarsney Lakes quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
10,490 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 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Van Buren Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Van Buren Township - 10,490 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Tarsney: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees Summit Mine and 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsney Lakes | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Lotawana | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Cockrell | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sni Mills | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Grain Valley | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lone Jack | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hicks City | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Springs | 6.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727469. 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.
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.