Sibleyville, 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]

Coordinates: 38°53′03″N 95°11′44″W / 38.88417°N 95.19556°W / 38.88417; -95.19556Coordinates: 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)
GNIS feature ID484876[1]

References

  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: 13A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iT8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6845%2C5701303. Retrieved 1 November 2015.