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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]
Galt, Kansas | |
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Ghost town | |
 KDOT map of Rice County (legend) | |
  Galt  Galt | |
| Coordinates: 38°27′52″N 98°5′4″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Rice |
| Township | Galt |
| Elevation | 1,654 ft (504 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-25165 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 484742 [1] |
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
- "Galt, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- 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.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
Further reading
Municipalities and communities of Rice County, Kansas, United States | ||
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County seat: Lyons | ||
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