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[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Morris County.png|thumb|1915 Railroad Map of [[Morris County, Kansas|Morris County]]]]


'''Skiddy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Morris County, Kansas|Morris County]], [[Kansas]], [[United States]]. It is located along the north edge of Morris County.
'''Skiddy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Morris County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>


==History==
==History==
Skiddy was founded in 1870.<ref name="book1">{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5t09AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA809|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=809}}</ref> Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was briefly renamed as '''Camden'''.<ref name="po">{{cite web | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:MR/sort:County.county_name/direction:asc | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref>
Skiddy was founded in 1870.<ref name="book1">{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/809 809]}}</ref> It was named after railroad magnate Francis Skiddy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofkansas.com/morriscountytowns2.html|title=Towns & Places of Morris County - Page 2|publisher=Legends of Kansas|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref> Between March 11, 1879, and August 3, 1883, it was renamed '''Camden'''.<ref name="po">{{cite web | url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:MR/sort:County.county_name/direction:asc | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=June 15, 2014}}</ref>


The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953.<ref name="po" /> The town was named after railroad magnate Francis Skiddy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofkansas.com/morriscountytowns2.html|title=Towns & Places of Morris County - Page 2|publisher=Legends of Kansas|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref> The [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] served Skiddy for many years, and the grain elevator adjacent to the railroad tracks still stands today.
The post office in Skiddy was discontinued in 1953.<ref name="po" /> 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==
==References==
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==Further reading==
{{See also|Morris County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Morris County, Kansas}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/59 Skiddy] - Lost Kansas Communities
* [https://lostkscommunities.omeka.net/items/show/59 Skiddy] - Lost Kansas Communities
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* Morris County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/morris.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
* [http://www.legendsofkansas.com/morriscountytowns2.html Towns & Places of Morris County] - Legends of Kansas
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* Morris County Maps: [http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/morris.PDF Current], [http://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT


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Latest revision as of 05:37, 29 July 2023

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

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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

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

References

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

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Morris County, Kansas
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