Includes the following communities
Plains, Meade Co., Kansas
History
Plains was founded in 1885, and Volga German families began to move there from Topeka and other areas after 1900.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Plains:
Amerin from Pfeifer
Brungardt from Herzog
Dreher from Neu-Ober-Monjou
Eakes from Pfeifer
Herrman from Liebental
Kaberline / Kaberlein from Pfeifer
Katzdorn from Zug
Kisner
Roth
Schaffer
Schell
Schield from Göbel
Stegman from Pfeifer
Resources
- Plains Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links
Plains, Kansas (Wikipedia)
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Volga Colonies
Migrated From
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