Sibley, Kansas

Sibley, Kansas
Sibley, Kansas
Ghost Town
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	Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°WCoordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Founded	1869
Named for	Lake Sibley
Elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	20-65425
GNIS feature ID	0485433

Sibley is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located north of Concordia and the Republican River.

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[]

May Louise Cowles, economist who studied clothing consumption and consumer behavior^[5]

References[]

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ 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.
'^ It Takes People to Make a Town, Emery, Janet Pease. (1970a), Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing. Library of Congress: 75-135688.
^ University of Wisconsin Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine May Louise Cowles, rural sociologist (1892-1978)

External links[]

Cloud County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-2] "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)

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v t Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Concordia
Cities	Aurora Clyde Concordia Glasco Jamestown Miltonvale Simpson‡
Unincorporated communities	Ames† Hollis Huscher Rice St. Joseph
Ghost towns	Macyville Sibley Yuma
Townships	Arion Aurora Buffalo Center Colfax Elk Grant Lawrence Lincoln Lyon Meredith Nelson Oakland Shirley Sibley Creek Solomon Springs Starr Creek Summit
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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Sibley, Kansas

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History[]

Notable people[]

References[]

Further reading[]

External links[]

Sibley, Kansas
Ghost Town
Sibley Sibley Show map of KansasShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°W / 39.61500; -97.70139Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°W / 39.61500; -97.70139
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Founded	1869
Named for	Lake Sibley
Elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	20-65425 ^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0485433 ^[2]