Sibleyville, Kansas

unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas

Sibleyville is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas. It is five miles southeast of Lawrence. It was at the intersection of County Road 458 and the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson railroad tracks. The town never had more than a dozen houses.[2] By the 1960s, there wasn't much left of Sibleyville.[3]

Sibleyville, Kansas
Sibleyville, Kansas is located in Kansas
Sibleyville, Kansas
Sibleyville, Kansas
Sibleyville, Kansas is located in the United States
Sibleyville, Kansas
Sibleyville, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°53′03″N 95°11′44″W / 38.88417°N 95.19556°W / 38.88417; -95.19556
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDouglas
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS feature ID484876[1]

References

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  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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.