Sibley, Kansas

Sibley is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located north of Concordia and the Republican River.

Sibley, Kansas
Ghost Town
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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

1. 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.
2. 'It Takes People to Make a Town, Emery, Janet Pease. (1970a), Salina, Kansas: Arrow Printing. Library of Congress: 75-135688.
3. University of Wisconsin Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine May Louise Cowles, rural sociologist (1892-1978)

Further reading

See also: List of books about Cloud County, Kansas

External links

• Cloud County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT