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Galt, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Galt, Kansas is located in Kansas
Galt, Kansas
Galt, Kansas
Galt, Kansas is located in the United States
Galt, Kansas
Galt, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°27′52″N 98°5′4″W / 38.46444°N 98.08444°W / 38.46444; -98.08444
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRice
TownshipGalt
Elevation
1,650 ft (500 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
GNIS feature ID484742[1]

Galt is an unincorporated community in central Galt Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States. It lies along the Little Arkansas River, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Geneseo and 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lyons,[2] the county seat of Rice County.[3]

History

For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.

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]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 706.
  5. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Further reading

See also: List of books about Rice County, Kansas


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