Milberger is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Lincoln Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 10.5 miles south of

Russell Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) **Ru ...

and 3.5 miles west of

U.S. Route 281 U.S. Route 281 (US 281) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway. At it is the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route. The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at t ...

on Michaelis Rd.

History

Volga German The Volga Germans (german: Wolgadeutsche, ), russian: поволжские немцы, povolzhskiye nemtsy) are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov a ...

colonists founded Milberger in 1884. Predominantly

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

, they established several churches in and around the community, most of which closed by 1980. A rural

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

operated in Milberger from 1903 to 1911. 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 The Smoky Hill River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.Smoky Hill River. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.br ...

in the Smoky Hills region of the

Great Plains The Great Plains (french: Grandes Plaines), sometimes simply "the Plains", is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. It is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, an ...

. Milberger is approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) west of

, 10.5 miles (17 km) south of Interstate 70, and 12 miles (20 km) south-southwest of

, the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...

Economy

* Radke Implement

Education

The community is served by

Russell County USD 407 Russell County USD 407 is a Public school (government funded), public unified school district headquartered in Russell, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Russell, Kansas, Russell, Bunker Hill, Kansas, Bunker Hill, G ...

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.

References

External links

* Russell County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT {{Authority control German-Russian culture in Kansas Unincorporated communities in Russell County, Kansas Unincorporated communities in Kansas Populated places established in 1884 1884 establishments in Kansas