Sibley, Kansas

Sibley was a settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States, north of Concordia and the Republican River.

Sibley, Kansas
Ghost Town
Sibley
Sibley
Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Founded1869
Named forLake Sibley
Elevation
1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code20-65425 [1]
GNIS feature ID0485433 [2]

History

Sibley was founded in 1869, and named for Lake Sibley.[3] It was once in the running for the county seat but lost in an 1870 run-off election against Concordia.[4] The area is now abandoned as a town and the land is privately owned and used for farming. It is considered a ghost town.

Notable people

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 152.
  4. 'It Takes People to Make a Town, Emery, Janet Pease. (1970a), Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing. Library of Congress: 75-135688.
  5. University of Wisconsin Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine May Louise Cowles, rural sociologist (1892-1978)

Further reading
See also: List of books about Cloud County, Kansas


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