Black Wolf, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°45′30″N 98°21′43″W / 38.75833°N 98.36194°W [1] | |
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 |
GNIS ID | 475344 [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.
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]
The community is served by Ellsworth USD 327 public school district.