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Welcome to Black Jack ...

So far, we found very little information about Black Jack. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Black Jack to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Jack, please Contact Us.

Black Jack would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Jack, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Black Jack is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Black Jack was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Black Jack was located: 785

Communities Also Named Black Jack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Black Jack - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Jack.

Communities near Black Jack ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Jack.

  • Olathe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
  • Lawrence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
  • Ottawa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
  • Spring Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
    • Spring Hill has also been known as:
    • Spring Hill Station
    • Springfield
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
  • De Soto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
  • Eudora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Paola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wellsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Jack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Jack.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Jack. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Jack.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack. See our Newspapers Page for Black Jack.

Adding Black Jack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Jack in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Black Jack was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Jack.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Jack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.