Skiddy, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Morris Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Morris County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Skiddy |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 38.8681°N -96.7944°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Morris |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1870 |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Named For: | Francis Skiddy |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1240 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
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 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 476875 |
Skiddy is an unincorporated community in Morris County, Kansas, United States.
Skiddy was founded in 1870.[1] It was named after railroad magnate Francis Skiddy.[2] Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was renamed Camden.[3]
The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad served Skiddy for many years, and the grain elevator adjacent to the railroad tracks still stands today.
The community is served by Rural Vista USD 481 public school district.