Galt is a
ghost town
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in central
Galt Township,
Rice County, Kansas
Rice County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lyons. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,427. The county was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United ...
, United States.
It was located near the
Little Arkansas River, southeast of
Geneseo and northeast of
Lyons
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.
History
Circa 1910, Galt contained a general store and 15 inhabitants. It was a shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad. The post office in Galt closed in 1911.
Currently, no structures remain of this former community.
References
Further reading
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Rice County, Kansas
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