Lost Springs, Marion Co., Kansas

Includes the following communities:

History:

Lost Springs was named for the old lost spring near the city.

Volga German families settled in and around Lost Springs.

Surnames:

Vol(l)e(r)t / Wol(l)e(r)t

Deines

Laubhan

Schwemmer (Grimm)

Han(d)schu(h) (Shcherbakovka)

Volga German Families:

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Lost Springs:

Bernhardt from Galka
Deines from Franzosen
Fischer from Galka
Hanschu from Shcherbakovka
Keil from Galka
Laubhan from Galka
Laudner from Galka
Mohn
Reisig from Shcherbakova
Schneider
Schwemmer from Dreispitz
Sinner from Dreispitz
Wollert from Holstein

Volga Colonies:

Sources:

Declaration of Intentions filed in Marion Co., Kansas (Janet Flickenger)

Resources:

Declaration of Intentions filed in Marion Co., Kansas (Janet Flickenger)

External Links:

Lost Springs, Kansas (Wikipedia)