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
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communities
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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