Sibleyville, Kansas

Sibleyville, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
KDOT map of Douglas County (legend)
Sibleyville is located in Kansas
Sibleyville
Sibleyville
Sibleyville is located in the United States
Sibleyville
Sibleyville
Coordinates: 38°53′03″N 95°11′44″W / 38.88417°N 95.19556°W / 38.88417; -95.19556[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDouglas
Elevation
[1]
824 ft (251 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-65435 [1]
GNIS ID484876 [1]

Sibleyville is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[1] 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.[2] Little remained of the town by the 1960s.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sibleyville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Kaw Valley Landscapes by James R. Shortridge. University Press of Kansas, 1977, 1988 pg. 190
  3. ^ Cleland, Nora (June 12, 1961). "Only few of 45 county settlements left". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 13A. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Douglas County, Kansas