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