Media, Kansas

Media, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 38°46′20″N95°12′08″W / 38.77222°N 95.20222°W / 38.77222; -95.20222 [1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Elevation [1]	1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
GNIS ID	482180 [1]

Media is a ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. ^[2]

History

The first settlement at Media was made in 1878. ^[3] Media was located on the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas Railroad. ^[3] A post office was established in Media in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. ^[4] Media was eventually absorbed into present-day Baldwin City.

References

1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Belvoir, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Media (historical)
3. 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. p. 356.
4. "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Douglas County, Kansas