Abandoned Record
About Achilles
Achilles ( ə-CHIL-əs) is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States, on Sappa Creek, about fifteen miles southeast of Atwood.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Achilles, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Achilles is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Achilles
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1951 Achilles sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Goodland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Goodland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Goodland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Achilles sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Oberlin sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Achilles
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Achilles, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4673730.
- USGS GNIS 484547.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).