Stickney, Kansas
Stickney, Kansas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Barton |
| Township | Wheatland |
| Elevation | 1,955 ft (596 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67544 |
| Area code | 620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 484733[1] |
Stickney is an unincorporated area in Wheatland Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States.[1][2] It is the site of a grain elevator, but there is no community or settlement at Stickney.[3]
History
A post office opened at Stickney in 1898 and remained in operation until 1913.[4]
Geography
Stickney is located at 38°38′17″N 98°49′46″W / 38.63806°N 98.82944°W (38.6380672, -98.8295292) at an elevation of 1,955 feet (596 m).[1] It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 281 and 19 miles (31 km) north of Great Bend, the county seat.[5]
Stickney lies roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Sellens Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[5][6]
Transportation
Stickney lies at the intersection of NW 190 Road, a paved east-west county road, and NW 30 Avenue, an unpaved north-south county road.[5]
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway formerly operated a freight rail line that ran east-west through Stickney, but the line has since been removed.[2][5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stickney, Kansas
- ^ a b "General Highway Map - Barton County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1980. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Stickney, KS [Street View]". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "General Highway Map - Barton County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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