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Unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Black Wolf, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°W / 38.75833; -98.36194
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
Elevation1,565 ft (477 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-07000
GNIS ID475344

Black Wolf is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. It is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Ellsworth.

History

A post office was opened in Black Wolf in 1879, closed temporarily in 1908, reopened a few months later and remained in operation until it was closed in 1953. According to tradition, "Black Wolf" was the name of a local Indian. Black Wolf was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.

Education

The community is served by Ellsworth USD 327 public school district.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Wolf, Kansas
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 14.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 191.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Ellsworth County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Ellsworth
Cities
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