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]
Sibleyville, Kansas | |
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  Sibleyville  Sibleyville | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′03″N 95°11′44″W / 38.88417°N 95.19556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 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] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sibleyville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Kaw Valley Landscapes by James R. Shortridge. University Press of Kansas, 1977, 1988 pg. 190
- ^ Cleland, Nora (June 12, 1961). "Only few of 45 county settlements left". Lawrence Journal-World. pp. 13A. Retrieved November 1, 2015.