Skiddy, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Morris County (legend)
KDOT map of Morris County (legend)
Skiddy is located in Kansas
Skiddy
Skiddy
Skiddy is located in the United States
Skiddy
Skiddy
Coordinates: 38°52′5″N 96°47′40″W / 38.86806°N 96.79444°W / 38.86806; -96.79444[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMorris
Founded1870 [2]
Named forFrancis Skiddy
Elevation
[1]
1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-65775 [1]
GNIS ID476875 [1]
1915 Railroad Map of Morris County

Skiddy is an unincorporated community in Morris County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

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

The community is served by Rural Vista USD 481 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Skiddy, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Towns & Places of Morris County - Page 2". Legends of Kansas. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.