Sibley, Kansas Explained

Sibley, Kansas
Settlement Type:Ghost Town
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Sibley
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:39.615°N -97.7014°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cloud
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1869
Established Title1:Platted
Named For:Lake Sibley
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:0
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID

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.[1] It was once in the running for the county seat but lost in an 1870 run-off election against Concordia.[2] The area is now abandoned as a town and the land is privately owned and used for farming. It is considered a ghost town.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. . Wilson, Humphrey & Company . Hollibaugh, E. F. . 1903 . 152.
  2. It Takes People to Make a Town, Emery, Janet Pease. (1970a), Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing. Library of Congress: 75-135688.
  3. http://www.sohe.wisc.edu/depts/history/research/cowles-menu.htm University of Wisconsin