Stickney, Kansas

Stickney is an unincorporated area in Wheatland Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is the site of a grain elevator, but there is no community or settlement at Stickney.[2]

Stickney, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Barton County (legend)
KDOT map of Barton County (legend)
Stickney is located in Kansas
Stickney
Stickney
Stickney is located in the United States
Stickney
Stickney
Coordinates: 38°38′17″N 98°49′46″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarton
TownshipWheatland
Elevation
[1]
1,955 ft (596 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67544
Area code620
FIPS code20-68250
GNIS ID484733 [1]

History

A post office opened at Stickney in 1898 and remained in operation until 1913.[3]

Geography

Stickney is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 281 and 19 miles (31 km) north of Great Bend, the county seat.[4]

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.[4][5]

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.[4]

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.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stickney, Kansas
  2. "Stickney, KS [Street View]". Google Maps. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. "General Highway Map - Barton County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Barton County, Kansas


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