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Sibley is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located north of Concordia and the Republican River.
Sibley, Kansas | |
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Ghost Town | |
  Sibley  Sibley | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 97°42′5″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cloud |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Named for | Lake Sibley |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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
Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States | ||
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County seat: Concordia | ||
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| Footnotes | †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. | |
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