San Francisco was founded along Arañas Creek in Entre Ríos Province in 1878 by settlers from the Volga German colony of Pfeifer, and because of this was also called Pfeifer.
The following Volga German families settled in and around San Francisco:
Götte from Semenovka
1881 Census of San Francisco (Jorge L. Guttig)
Aldea San Francisco (Wikipedia - in Spanish)
Church in San Francisco in 2008.
Photo courtesy of Graciela Gulino.
Church bells in San Francisco.
Photo courtesy of Graciela Gulino.
San Francisco Church interior (2006).
Photo courtesy of Frank Jacobs.
Brick buildings in San Francisco.
Photo courtesy of Graciela Gulino.
Old school in San Francisco.
Photo courtesy of Graciela Gulino.
Old school in San Francisco.
Photo courtesy of Graciela Gulino.
San Francisco Cemetery.
Source: Elena Vega Stehle.
San Francisco Cemetery.
Source: Elena Vega Stehle.
San Francisco Cemetery.
Source: Elena Vega Stehle.