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Sibley

Ghost town · Cloud County, Kansas

Concordia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Concordia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sibley is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, recorded as human settlement in Cloud County, Kansas, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Cloud County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 178.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sibley as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6150° N, 97.7014° W.

Key facts

Peak population178
Last recorded population178
Elevation1,378 ft
Nearest living townConcordia, KS
Distance to it4.4 miles
Coordinates39.61500, -97.70139

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What's there now

Sibley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Concordia, KS (population 5,067), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,378 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Sibley?

Sibley is in Cloud County, Kansas, at 39.6150, -97.7014.

How many ghost towns are in Cloud County?

Cloud County, Kansas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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