Originally the road in this section was known as the Chicago and Alton. The name is derived from the fact that the branch of the railroad from Kansas City to Independence is very straight-direct as an air line. (Blackburn)Ī station on the Kansas City Southern in the eastern part of Kansas City. Named for Joseph Adair, the first white child born in Jackson County. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.Ī county park one mile east and two miles south of Independence. 'Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri.' M.A. A country school in northwestern Fort Osage Township.