Balta, Kansas


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

History

Balta was once a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad.

Geography

Balta is located at , at an elevation of 1,877 feet. It lies north of Fossil Creek, part of the Smoky Hill River watershed, in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Balta is roughly north of Interstate 70 and west of Russell, the county seat.