Plains, Meade Co., Kansas
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.
Surnames:
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)