Black Wolf, Kansas

Black Wolf, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend)
Black Wolf
Black Wolf

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°W / 38.75833; -98.36194Coordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°W / 38.75833; -98.36194[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ellsworth
Elevation[1] 1,565 ft (477 m)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-07000 [1]
GNIS ID 475344 [1]

Black Wolf is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.[2] It is located 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 discontinued in 1953.[3] Black Wolf was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Black Wolf, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ "Black Wolf, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 191.

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