Skiddy, Kansas
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Coordinates: 38°52′5″N 96°47′40″W / 38.86806°N 96.79444°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Morris |
Founded | 1870 [2] |
Named for | Francis Skiddy |
Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-65775 [1] |
GNIS ID | 476875 [1] |
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Skiddy is an unincorporated community in Morris County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
[edit]Skiddy was founded in 1870.[2] It was named after railroad magnate Francis Skiddy.[3] Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was renamed Camden.[4]
The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953.[4] The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad served Skiddy for many years, and the grain elevator adjacent to the railroad tracks still stands today.
Education
[edit]The community is served by Rural Vista USD 481 public school district.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Skiddy, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 809.
- ^ "Towns & Places of Morris County - Page 2". Legends of Kansas. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ a b "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
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