Stickney, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Barton County, Kansas
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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]
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| Coordinates: 38°38′17″N 98°49′46″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Barton |
| Township | Wheatland |
| Elevation | 1,955 ft (596 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 67544 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-68250 |
| GNIS ID | 484733 [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]
