Sibert, Kentucky

Sibert
town
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Coordinates: 37°7′23″N 83°47′14″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Clay
Elevation	876 ft (267 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	515401[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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sibert, Kentucky
2. Rennick 2000c, p. 21.
3. 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.