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Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., Kansas

Includes the following communities
Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., Kansas
Kanopolis, Ellsworth Co., Kansas
History

The city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which had been built in 1864. With the arrival of the railroad, the town earned a roudy reputation.

External Links

Ellsworth (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Ellsworth, Kansas:
Befort
from
Katharinenstadt
Brott
from
Warenburg
Feil
from
Dreispitz
Hill
from
Langenfeld
Katzendorn
from
Zug
Rohr
from
Mariental
Schmidt
from
Pfeifer
Stang
from
Volmer
Steinle
from
Dreispitz
Stoppel
from
Nieder-Monjou
Toepfer
from
Fischer
Waymaster
from
Dietel
Weimaster
from
Dietel
Wittman
from
Herzog

Colonies

38.716667, -98.216667

Volga Colonies

Migrated From