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Gage, Ellis Co., Oklahoma

Includes the following communities
Gage, Ellis Co., Oklahoma
Rock Township, Ellis Co., Oklahoma
History

Settlement of Gage began in 1893 with the opening of the Cherokee Strip. It incorporated in 1904, and named for a Chicago railroad financier.

In 1901, the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands brought Volga German farmers to the area.

Surnames
Appel (Yagodnaya Polyana)
Armbrüster (Krasnoyar)
Laubhan
Treise
Volga German Families

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

Appel from Yagodnaya Polyana
Armbruester from Galka
Dewald
Laubhan from Shcherbakovka
Treise from Wiesenmüller

Volga Colonies
Galka
Shcherbakovka
Wiesenmüller
Yagodnaya Polyana
Sources

- Everett, Dianna. "Gage," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (www.okhistory.org)

Resources

Gage Memorial Cemetery (FindAGrave)

External Links

Gage, Oklahoma (wikipedia)

Gage Train Depot (1906)

36.315594, -99.757618

Volga Colonies

Yagodnaya Polyana
51.970333, 45.604
Shcherbakovka
50.489167, 45.687167
Galka
50.376333, 45.798333
Wiesenmüller
50.636167, 46.4745

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