Sibley, Kansas

Sibley, Kansas
Ghost Town
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
Area
 • Total 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2)
 • Land 35.4 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation 1,375 ft (419 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 178
 • Density 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 20-65425 [1]
GNIS feature ID 0485433 [2]

Sibley was a settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States, 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

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". 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 May Louise Cowles, rural sociologist (1892-1978)
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