Sibert, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Town in Kentucky, United States

37°7′23″N 83°47′14″W / 37.12306°N 83.78722°W / 37.12306; -83.78722CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyClayElevation

876 ft (267 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID515401^[1]

Sibert is a coal town and rail depot, and was a post office, in Clay County, Kentucky, United States located below the mouth of the Paw Paw Branch of the Horse Creek tributary of the Goose Creek river, half a mile above Hima.^[2] The town, depot, and postoffice were all named after a local family who were descendants, through William and Milton Siebert, of pioneers Daniel and Sarah (Sallie) Siebert.^[2]

In 1918, a Daniel Siebert had a mine on Horse Creek, 2.625 miles (4.225 km) upstream, and Thomas Siebert one 0.25 miles (0.40 km) upstream on Paw Paw branch..^[3]

The post office was established by Ellen Lewis on 1920-09-20, James W. McNamara its first postmaster, and closed in 1974.^[2]

The elevation of Sibert is 876 feet.^{[citation needed]} Its population in July 2007 is 3,027.^{[citation needed]}

Cross-reference

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sibert, Kentucky
^ ^a ^b ^c Rennick 2000c, p. 21.
^ Hodge 1918, p. 35.

Sources

Hodge, James Michael (1918). The coals of Goose Creek and its tributaries. Reports of the Kentucky Geological Survey 4th series 1912–1918. Vol. 4. Frankfort, Kentucky: The State Journal Company. (The coals of Goose Creek and its tributaries at the Internet Archive)
Rennick, Robert M. (2000c). "Clay County — Post Offices". County Histories of Kentucky (176). Morehead State University.

Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Manchester

City

Manchester

CDPs

Littleton
Oneida

Other
unincorporated
communities

post offices
(and the creeks
they are on)

Bear Creek (includes Barcreek and Spurlock)
Big Creek (inc. Bear Branch, Jason, and Obed)
Collins Creek (inc. Willowdale, Lincoln, Abel, Williams, Sprule/Hemlock, Safe, Cottongim, Dallas, Green Road, Bluehole, 2 Hoppers, Fount, and 2 Girdlers)
Goose Creek (inc. Goose Rock, Henseley, Treadway, Seeley, and Brightshade)
Little Goose Creek (inc. Grace, Hooker, Rockgap, Sory, Tinker, and Urban)
Horse Creek (inc. Crawfish/Hima and Pigeonroost)
Laurel Creek (inc. Caution and Millpond)
Martins Creek (inc. Plank and Wages)
Peabody
Red Bird River (inc. Red Bird, Jacks Creek, Hector, Eriline, Spring Creek, Marcum, Antepast, and Gardner)
Sextons Creek (inc. Alger, Chesnut, Chesnutburg, Choice, Ethel, Malcom, Muncy Fork, Sacker Gap, Sourwood, and Vine)