Milberger is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township, Russell County, Kansas

Lincoln Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 150.-History:Lincoln Township was organized from part of Russell Township in the 1880s...

, Russell County

Russell County, Kansas

Russell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 6,970 for the 2010 census...

, Kansas

Kansas

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, United States

United States

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History

Volga German

Volga German

The Volga Germans were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. Recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century, they were allowed to maintain German culture, language, traditions and churches: Lutherans, Reformed,...

 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

Post office

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 operated in Milberger from 1903 to 1911.

Geography

Milberger is located at 38°42′43"N 98°54′44"W (38.7119562, -98.9123098) at an elevation of 1,854 feet (565 m). It lies on the west side of Landon Creek roughly 4.5 miles (7 km) south of the Smoky Hill River

Smoky Hill River

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 in the Smoky Hills

Smoky Hills

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 region of the Great Plains

Great Plains

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. Milberger is approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) west of U.S. Route 281

U.S. Route 281

U.S. Route 281 is a north–south United States highway. At 1,872 miles long it is the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route....

, 10.5 miles (17 km) south of Interstate 70

Interstate 70

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, and 12 miles (20 km) south-southwest of Russell

Russell, Kansas

Russell is the most populous city in and county seat of Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,506.-History:...

, the county seat

County seat

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Transportation

Milberger lies at the intersection of Milberger Road, a paved county road which runs north-south, and Michaelis Road, an unpaved county road which runs east-west.