Milberger, Kansas

Milberger, Kansas
Milberger, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	KDOT map of Russell County (legend)
	Milberger Milberger
	Coordinates: 38°42′43″N98°54′44″W / 38.71194°N 98.91222°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Russell
Founded	1884
Elevation	1,857 ft (566 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67665
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-46475
GNIS ID	475411

Last updated September 15, 2023

Milberger is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located about 10.5 miles south of Russell and 3.5 miles west of U.S. Route 281 on Michaelis Rd.

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.^[2]^[3] A rural post office operated in Milberger from 1903 to 1911.^[4]

Milberger consists of a farm implements dealership, a church, a bar; and a couple of houses.

Geography

Milberger 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.^[5]^[6] 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.^[6]

Economy

Radke Implement^[7]

Education

The community is served by Russell County USD 407 public school district.

Transportation

Milberger lies at the intersection of 182nd Street, a paved county road which runs north–south, and Michaelis Road, an unpaved county road which runs east–west.^[6]^[8]

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References

1 2 3 4 "Milberger, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
↑ 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 . Retrieved August 15, 2010.
↑ Bauer, Reuben A. (2004). "German Hymns Heard Again". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
↑ "Post Offices in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
↑ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
1 2 3 "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
↑ Radke Implement
↑ "Milberger, KS 67665". Google Maps . Retrieved December 12, 2010.

External links

Russell County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 "Milberger, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[2] 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 . Retrieved August 15, 2010.

[3] Bauer, Reuben A. (2004). "German Hymns Heard Again". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

[Post-4] "Post Offices in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

[KDOT-5] "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

[CountyMap-6] 1 2 3 "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

[7] Radke Implement

[8] "Milberger, KS 67665". Google Maps . Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Russell County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Russell
Cities	Bunker Hill Dorrance Gorham Lucas Luray Paradise Russell Waldo	Map of Kansas highlighting Russell County
Unincorporated communities	Dubuque‡ Fairport Milberger
Ghost towns	Bayne Blue Stem East Wolf Fay Forest Hill Greenvale Hawley Jack Kennebec Success Winterset Woodville
Townships	Big Creek Center Fairfield Fairview Grant Lincoln Luray Paradise Plymouth Russell Waldo Winterset
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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