Milberger, Kansas


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

History

colonists founded Milberger in 1884. Predominantly Lutheran, they established several churches in and around the community, most of which closed by 1980. A rural post office operated in Milberger from 1903 to 1911.

Geography

Milberger is located at at an elevation of 1,854 feet. It lies on the west side of Landon Creek roughly 4.5 miles south of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Milberger is approximately 3.5 miles west of U.S. Route 281, 10.5 miles south of Interstate 70, and 12 miles south-southwest of Russell, the county seat.

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.