Riga, Kansas

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Riga, Kansas
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Coordinates: 38°57′2″N99°39′1″W / 38.95056°N 99.65028°W / 38.95056; -99.65028 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Trego
Township Glencoe
Elevation
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2,221 ft (677 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67656 [2]
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-59850 [1]
GNIS ID 484721 [1]

Riga is an unincorporated community in Trego County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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Geography

Riga is located at 39°06′12″N99°14′44″W / 39.10333°N 99.24556°W / 39.10333; -99.24556 at an elevation of 2,221 feet (677 m). [1] It is in far east-central Trego County, roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Ellis in neighboring Ellis County [3] It lies to the north of Big Creek in the western extent of the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. [3]

Transportation

Rail

Highways

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Riga, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Trego County Profile". zipdatamaps. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Riga, Glencoe, Kansas". Google Maps . Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "General Highway Map - Trego County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. "UPRR Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad . Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. June 2, 1946. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  7. Condensed Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. September 1, 1947. Retrieved January 9, 2021. Riga is not listed on any table
  8. 1 2 "Historic Venues on the Prairies of Kansas". Trainorders.com Nostalgia & History. December 30, 2020.
  9. Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  10. Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. Summer 1958. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Official 1960–61 Kansas Highway Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  12. Kansas 2005–2006 Official Transportation Map

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