Bunker Hill, Russell Co., Kansas
Includes the following communities:
Bunker Hill, Russell Co., Kansas
History:
Bunker Hill was founded in 1871 along the Kansas Pacific Railway. There had been a station of the Butterfield Overland Express on the site, and the town took its name from it.
Congregations:
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in the Bunker Hill area:
Batthauer from Dobrinka
Bender from Kratzke
Bisterfeldt from Nieder-Monjou
Blehm from Straßburg
Ehrlich from Rosenberg
Feil from Dreispitz
Helzer from Norka
Hill from Langenfeld
Michel from Dietel
Stoppel from Nieder-Monjou
Urban from Kamenka
Weimaster from Dietel
Volga Colonies:
Resources:
- Blooming Grove Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links:
- Bunker Hill, Kansas (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 54.441840
Longitude: 9.435464
Latitude: 48.714722
Longitude: 9.523611