Galt, Kansas

Galt, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 38°27′52″N 98°5′4″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rice
Township	Galt
Elevation [1]	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]

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. "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