Sibleyville, Kansas Explained

Sibleyville, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Douglas Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Sibleyville
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.8842°N -95.1956°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:824
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
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-65435
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:484876

Sibleyville is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located five miles southeast of Lawrence. It was at the intersection of County Road 458 and the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson railroad tracks although the town never had more than a dozen houses.[1] Little remained of the town by the 1960s.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Kaw Valley Landscapes by James R. Shortridge. University Press of Kansas, 1977, 1988 pg. 190
  2. News: Only few of 45 county settlements left . Lawrence Journal-World . Jun 12, 1961 . 1 November 2015 . Cleland, Nora . 13A.