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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EW |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=9 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009131828/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EW |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> Black Wolf was a station on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8X5krq3fP8C&pg=PA191#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=191}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EW |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=9 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009131828/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EW |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> According to tradition, "Black Wolf" was the name of a local Indian.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=18|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=14}}</ref> Black Wolf was a station on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8X5krq3fP8C&pg=PA191#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=191}}</ref> |
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Black Wolf, Kansas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ellsworth |
| Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| 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] According to tradition, "Black Wolf" was the name of a local Indian.[4] Black Wolf was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Black Wolf, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ^ "Black Wolf, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 14.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Black Wolf, an Ellsworth County Ghost Town
- Black Wolf - Another Farm Town Ghost Town
- Ellsworth County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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