LeLoup, Kansas
Introduction '''LeLoup''' is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located a mile and half north of Interstate 35 on Tennessee Road, 11 miles northeast of Ottawa, 7 miles southwest of 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 County maps:  Current,  Historic, KDOT