St. John was founded in the late 1880s and named for settler E.T. St. John. It was officially incorporated on 10 March 1904. Many Volga German families settled in and around St. John.
The following Volga German families settled in and around Saint John:
Appel from Morgentau
Bafus from Yagodnaya Polyana
Blumenschein from Yagodnaya Polyana
Ells from Yagodnaya Polyana
Getz from Yagodnaya Polyana
Hopp from Frank
Konschu from Yagodnaya Polyana
Lauten / Lautenschlager from Yagodnaya Polyana
Morasch from Yagodnaya Polyana
Ochs from Pobochnaya
Pfaffenroth / Poffenroth from Yagodnaya Polyana
Repp from Yagodnaya Polyana
Schierman from Yagodnaya Polyana
Schneidmiller from Yagodnaya Polyana
Weitz from Yagodnaya Polyana
- 1920 Federal Cesus of Whitman County (Eugene Jenkins)
- Saint John Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- St. John, Washington (Wikipedia)
- St. John: A Century of Pride and Production (1904-2004)
Map showing the location of St. John in Whitman County, Washington.
Source: Wikipedia
Map of St. John (1910)
Source: Washington State University Digital Archives.