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Barber County, Kansas

Includes the following communities
Barber County, Kansas
Kiowa, Barber Co., Kansas
Medicine Lodge, Barber Co., Kansas
Sharon, Barber Co., Kansas
History

Volga German families settled in Barber County, Kansas.

The Medicine Lodge River received its name from a lodge-like structure erected by the Kiowa people in the summer of 1866. It was located in the valley of the Medicine Lodge River, several miles below the present town of Medicine Lodge, which is at the mouth of Elm Creek.

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