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Welcome to Hog Back ...

Hog Back is located in Ellis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hog Back, 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.

Hog Back is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hog Back lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hog Back: 785

Communities Also Named Hog Back ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Hog Back: This one is located in Ellis County and the other is located in Douglas County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hog Back.

Communities near Hog Back ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hog Back.

  • Hays
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ellis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Victoria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Schoenchen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Antonino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Antonino is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
  • Toulon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Catharine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Munjor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
  • Ogallah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Turkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Hog Back. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hog Back.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hog Back. 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 Hog Back.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hog Back ...

Looking for more information about Hog Back? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hog Back, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hog Back.

Adding Hog Back to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hog Back 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 (so far) for Hog Back was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hog Back.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Ellis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hog Back - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.