Black Wolf, Kansas
| Black Wolf, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend) | |
  Black Wolf | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°WCoordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ellsworth |
| Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 475344[1] |
Black Wolf is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.[1]
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.[2] Black Wolf was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Black Wolf, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ 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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