Riga, Kansas

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Coordinates: 38°57′2″N99°39′1″W / 38.95056°N 99.65028°W / 38.95056; -99.65028 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Riga, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey
  2. "Trego County Profile". zipdatamaps. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "Riga, Glencoe, Kansas". Google Maps . Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  4. 1 2 3 "General Highway Map - Trego County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. "UPRR Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad . Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  6. Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. June 2, 1946. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  7. Condensed Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. September 1, 1947. Retrieved 2021-01-09. Riga is not listed on any table
  8. 1 2 "Historic Venues on the Prairies of Kansas". Trainorders.com Nostalgia & History. 2020-12-30.
  9. Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. September 26, 1954. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  10. Time Tables (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. Summer 1958. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  11. 1 2 "Official 1960–61 Kansas Highway Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  12. Kansas 2005–2006 Official Transportation Map

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