Abandoned Record
About Albion
Albion is a ghost town in Harper County, Kansas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Albion, 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 Albion is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Albion
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.
- 1889 Caldwell sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1893 Caldwell sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1897 Caldwell sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wichita sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Wichita sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Argonia 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 Albion
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Albion, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q19871851.
- USGS GNIS 481816.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).