Welcome to Skiddy ...

So far, we found very little information about Skiddy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Skiddy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Skiddy, please Contact Us.

Skiddy would have been located within present day Morris County<2>.

The location of Skiddy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skiddy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Skiddy is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Skiddy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Skiddy once stood is in the (785) area code.

Communities near Skiddy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skiddy.

• Junction City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
• Herington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <5>
• Ogden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>
• Grandview Plaza
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
  • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
• Chapman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <5>
• Enterprise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
• White City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <5>
• Alta Vista
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <5>
• Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Dwight
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Skiddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skiddy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skiddy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skiddy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skiddy. See our Newspapers Page for Skiddy.

Adding Skiddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skiddy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Skiddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Skiddy post office opened in 1869.

We also found Skiddy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skiddy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/