Achilles, Kansas

Achilles (/əˈtʃɪləs/ ə-CHIL-əs) is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States, on Sappa Creek, about fifteen miles southeast of Atwood.

There was a legendary incident on April 24, 1875 referred to as the "battle of Achilles" that was a fight between a band of 20 hunters and some Indians at a water hole about five miles south of the village.

[2] The money order post office was connected by stage at one point with Colby, where it received a daily mail.

In about 1999 the last skeletal frame of a general store was burned, erasing all signs of Main Street.

Also off Main Street stood the Achilles one-room schoolhouse, which is still standing and used for community events.

Map of Kansas highlighting Rawlins County
Map of Kansas highlighting Rawlins County