Sibley, Kansas
Ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas
Ghost Town in Kansas, United States
39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W / 39.61500°N 97.70139°W / 39.61500; -97.70139Sibley 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.
Notable people
- May Louise Cowles, economist who studied clothing consumption and consumer behavior[3]
References
- ^ 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)
Further reading
External links
- Cloud County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Concordia
communities
†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.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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