Galt, Kansas

Ghost town in Kansas, United States
38°27′52″N 98°5′4″W / 38.46444°N 98.08444°W / 38.46444; -98.08444[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyRiceTownshipGaltElevation1,654 ft (504 m)Population
 • Total0Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code620FIPS code20-25165 [1]GNIS ID484742 [1]

Galt is a ghost town in central Galt Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located near the Little Arkansas River, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Geneseo and 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lyons.[2][3]

History

Circa 1910, Galt contained a general store and 15 inhabitants. It was a shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad.[4] The post office in Galt closed in 1911.[5] Currently, no structures remain of this former community.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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.

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