Galt, Kansas

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
Ghost town
KDOT map of Rice County (legend)
KDOT map of Rice County (legend)
Galt is located in Kansas
Galt
Galt
Galt is located in the United States
Galt
Galt
Coordinates: 38°27′52″N 98°5′4″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRice
TownshipGalt
Elevation
[1]
1,654 ft (504 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-25165 [1]
GNIS ID484742 [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
  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


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