Abandoned Record
About Akron
Akron is an unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Cowley County, Kansas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Akron, 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 Akron is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Akron
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.
- 1890 Wellington sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wichita sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Wichita sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Akron sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Wellington 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 Akron
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Akron": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Akron, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q17182497.
- USGS GNIS 484500.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).