Skellyville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Kingman County, Kansas
Kingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Kingman. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,470. The county was named for Samuel Kingman, a chief justice of the Kansas S ...
, United States.
It is located approximately northwest of
Cunningham
Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham.
Notable people sharing this surname
A–C
*Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player
* Abe Cunningham, American drummer
*Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian ...
on the north side of the
South Fork Ninnescah River.
History
Skellyville was formed as an "oil town" when oil was discovered in the area. As the pocket of oil dried up, the population decreased as well.
Education
The community is served by
Cunningham–West Kingman County USD 332
Cunningham–West Kingman County USD 332 is a public unified school district headquartered in Cunningham, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Cunningham, Nashville, Penalosa, Zenda, Skellyville, St. Leo, Willo ...
public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Kingman County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Populated places in Kingman County, Kansas
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