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Homesteading in Ellis County

Czech Colony

A colony of settlers from Bohemia came to Ellis County via Chicago in 1885 and settled on land south of Ellis along the Trego County border in Township 14, Range 20, Section 31.

Sources

“At Home in Ellis County, Kansas 1867-1992.” Hays, KS: Ellis County Historical Society, 1991.

 

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