Abandoned Record
About Media
Media is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Media, 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 Media is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Media
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.
- 1885 Lawrence sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1889 Lawrence sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Baldwin City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Lawrence sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Lawrence 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 Media
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
- Prairie City1.0 mi SW · Douglas
- Louisiana2.2 mi N · Douglas
- Norwood4.9 mi SW · Franklin
- Franklin11.5 mi N · Douglas
- Lapeer13.3 mi W · Douglas
- Richter14.6 mi SW · Franklin
- Belvoir15.9 mi NW · Douglas
- Twin Mound16.2 mi W · Douglas
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Media, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q20706990.
- USGS GNIS 482180.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).