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.
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.