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Ghost town in Kansas, United States
Galt, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 38°27′52″N 98°5′4″W / 38.46444°N 98.08444°W / 38.46444; -98.08444
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRice
TownshipGalt
Elevation1,654 ft (504 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-25165
GNIS ID484742

Galt is a ghost town in central Galt Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States. It was located near the Little Arkansas River, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Geneseo and 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lyons.

History

Circa 1910, Galt contained a general store and 15 inhabitants. It was a shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad. The post office in Galt closed in 1911. Currently, no structures remain of this former community.

References

  1. ^ "Galt, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 706.
  5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Rice County, Kansas
Municipalities and communities of Rice County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Lyons
Cities
Map of Kansas highlighting Rice County
Map of Kansas highlighting Rice County
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communities
Ghost towns
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