Black Wolf, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend)
KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend)
Black Wolf is located in Kansas
Black Wolf
Black Wolf
Location within the state of Kansas
Black Wolf is located in the United States
Black Wolf
Black Wolf
Black Wolf (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°W / 38.75833; -98.36194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
Elevation
[1]
1,565 ft (477 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-07000
GNIS ID475344 [1]

Black Wolf is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.[1] 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.[2] According to tradition, "Black Wolf" was the name of a local Indian.[3] Black Wolf was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[4]

Education

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.

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