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Hyacinth, Ellis Co., Kansas

Includes the following communities
Hyacinth, Ellis Co., Kansas
History

The town of Hyacinth is located 13 miles northwest of Hays, in Buckeye Township.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in and around Hyacinth, Kansas:

Befort
Geist from Ober-Monjou
Pfeifer from Herzog
Urban from Kamenka
von Feldt

Volga Colonies
Sources

- Transcript of The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas, 1926.

Resources

- Hyacinth Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- Hyacinth Cemetery (Internment.net)

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Volga Colonies

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