Volga German families settled in Barber County, Kansas.
The Medicine Lodge River received its name from a lodge-like structure erected by the Kiowa people in the summer of 1866. It was located in the valley of the Medicine Lodge River, several miles below the present town of Medicine Lodge, which is at the mouth of Elm Creek.
McCracken was founded in 1886 as the railroad extended westward. It was named for J. K. McCracken, an employee of the railroad.
Many Volga German families have moved to McCracken and the surrounding area.
The town of Marion was incorporated in 1875, shortly before the first Volga German families began arriving. Many Volga German families settled in and around Marion, Kansas.
Marienthal, Kansas, was founded in 1892 by a group of Volga Germans who immigrated from the colony of Mariental in Russia. A post office was established there on 18 March 1902.
Volga German families settled in and around Luray, Kansas.
Volga German families settled in and around Lucas, Kansas.
Lost Springs was named for the old lost spring near the city.
Volga German families settled in and around Lost Springs.
Discussion about the need to establish another congregation south of Pfeifer, over the Rush County line began in 1902. There were 17 Volga German Catholic families living in the area. These discussions finally came to fruition in 1912 a two-story church building was constructed.
Volga German families settled in and around Lincolnville, Kansas.
The town of Liebenthal was founded on 22 February 1876 by a group of Volga German immigrants who had arrived in Topeka the previous fall. It is the oldest of the Volga German settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties and is located in Section 21, Township 16, Range 18 West of Rush County.
Its founders included the following families (along with the number of people in the family):
from Liebental