Balta, Kansas

Balta, Kansas
Unincorporated area
Balta, Kansas
Balta, Kansas
Coordinates: 38°53′5″N 98°54′56″W / 38.88472°N 98.91556°W / 38.88472; -98.91556Coordinates: 38°53′5″N 98°54′56″W / 38.88472°N 98.91556°W / 38.88472; -98.91556
Country United States
State Kansas
County Russell
Elevation 1,877 ft (572 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67665
Area code(s) 785
GNIS feature ID 484725[1]

Balta is an unincorporated area in Russell Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States.[2] It is the site of an agricultural cooperative facility, but there is no community or settlement at Balta.[3]

History

Balta was once a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad.[4]

Geography

Balta is located at 38°53′5″N 98°54′56″W / 38.88472°N 98.91556°W / 38.88472; -98.91556 (38.8847338, -98.9156421), at an elevation of 1,877 feet (572 m).[1] It lies 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north of Fossil Creek, part of the Smoky Hill River watershed, in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Balta is roughly 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of Interstate 70 and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Russell, the county seat.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balta, Kansas
  2. ↑ "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Google Maps Street View - Balta, KS". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas". Kansas Memory. Kansas Historical Society. 1918. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
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