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
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)
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