Milberger, Kansas

Milberger, Kansas
—  Unincorporated community  —
Milberger, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°42′43″N 98°54′44″W / 38.71194°N 98.91222°W / 38.71194; -98.91222Coordinates: 38°42′43″N 98°54′44″W / 38.71194°N 98.91222°W / 38.71194; -98.91222
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Russell
Founded	1884
Elevation	1,854 ft (565 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67665
Area code(s)	785
GNIS feature ID	475411[1]

Milberger is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States.^[2]

History

Volga German colonists founded Milberger in 1884. Predominantly Lutheran, they established several churches in and around the community, most of which closed by 1980.^[3][4] A rural post office operated in Milberger from 1903 to 1911.^[5]

Geography

Milberger is located at 38°42′43″N 98°54′44″W / 38.71194°N 98.91222°W / 38.71194; -98.91222 (38.7119562, -98.9123098) at an elevation of 1,854 feet (565 m).^[1] It lies on the west side of Landon Creek roughly 4.5 miles (7 km) south of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.^[6][7] Milberger is approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) west of U.S. Route 281, 10.5 miles (17 km) south of Interstate 70, and 12 miles (20 km) south-southwest of Russell, the county seat.^[7]

Transportation

Milberger lies at the intersection of Milberger Road, a paved county road which runs north-south, and Michaelis Road, an unpaved county road which runs east-west.^[7][8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 1975. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricCountyTWP/russellCoTWP.PDF. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
3. ^ Keel, William D. (2006). "Deitsch, Däätsch, Düütsch, and Dietsch: The Varieties of Kansas German Dialects after 150 Years of German Group Settlement in Kansas". University of Kansas. http://www2.ku.edu/~germanic/LAKGD/William_Keel_Essay.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
4. ^ Bauer, Reuben A. (2004). "German Hymns Heard Again". http://www.webspawner.com/users/refroom3/. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
5. ^ "Post Offices in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/postoffices.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
6. ^ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2010-10-01. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/russell.PDF. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
8. ^ "Milberger, KS 67665". Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x87a3c142e907e109:0xf02280f011e3cfd7&q=Milberger,+KS&hl=en&ved=0CA0Q-QswAA&ei=flsFTaydCKS6ywSL76isDQ&sll=38.711956,-98.91231&sspn=0.017414,0.032015&ie=UTF8&ll=38.72851,-98.934546&spn=0,0&z=14. Retrieved 2010-12-12.