Yocemento

HISTORY

Yocemento was founded in 1906 when a cement plant was being constructed by a group of investors from Hays. They hired Hungarian immigrants to do the construction.

Local Volga German and German farmers joined with the Hungarians to form a Catholic parish, however, the cement plant was a failure and most of the Hungarians left the area.

VOLGA GERMAN PARISH

St. Agnes Catholic Church

VOLGA GERMAN FAMILIES

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Yocemento and the surrounding area:

Bittle
Denning
Gerstner
Jounger
Kiesner
Kreutzer
Orth
Pfeifer
Rohr
Seib
Weigel