Media, Kansas

Media, Kansas
Ghost town
Media is located in Kansas
Media
Media
Location within the state of Kansas
Media is located in the United States
Media
Media
Media (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°46′20″N 95°12′08″W / 38.77222°N 95.20222°W / 38.77222; -95.20222[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDouglas
Elevation
[1]
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID482180 [1]

Media is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[2]

History

The first settlement at Media was made in 1878.[3] Media was located on the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad.[3] A post office was established in Media in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4] Media was eventually absorbed into present-day Baldwin City.

References

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Media (historical)
  3. ^ a b History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 356.
  4. ^ "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Douglas County, Kansas


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