Media, Kansas Explained

Media, Kansas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Media
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates:38.7722°N -95.2022°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1056
Elevation M:322
Population Total:0
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID

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

History

The first settlement at Media was made in 1878.[2] Media was located on the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad. A post office was established in Media in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] Media was eventually absorbed into present-day Baldwin City.

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:481830 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. Book: 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 . 356.
  3. Web site: Douglas County . Jim Forte Postal History . 8 April 2015.