Sibleyville, Kansas

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Sibleyville, Kansas
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Coordinates: 38°53′03″N95°11′44″W / 38.88417°N 95.19556°W / 38.88417; -95.19556 Coordinates: 38°53′03″N95°11′44″W / 38.88417°N 95.19556°W / 38.88417; -95.19556 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Douglas
Elevation
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824 ft (251 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-65435 [1]
GNIS ID 484876 [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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 (Jun 12, 1961). "Only few of 45 county settlements left". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 13A. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

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