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LeLoup, Kansas
LeLoup is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located a mile and half north of Interstate 35 in Kansas, Interstate 35 on Tennessee Road, 11 miles northeast of Ottawa, Kansas, Ottawa, 7 miles southwest of Wellsville, Kansas, Wellsville. History LeLoup was founded in 1870 after the Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks through the area. The community was originally named Ferguson after Robert Ferguson, the original owner of the town site. The community was renamed LeLoup after a French traveler got off at Ferguson and mistook a coyote for a wolf and began shouting "le loup", then the community voted to change the name to LeLoup. LeLoup had a post office from September 1870 until 1954; the name of the post office was changed from Ferguson in 1879. Gallery File:LeLoup Building.JPG, An old school in LeLoup (2008) References Further reading * Fitzgerald, Daniel. ''Ghost Towns of Kansas 6''. 2009. External links * Franklin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
