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Sidney, Richland Co., Montana

Includes the following communities
Sidney, Richland Co., Montana
Fairview, Richland Co., Montana
History

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled in Sidney, along the Yellowstone River.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in and around Sidney:

Badt from Dietel
Bostrom from Frank
Brese from Konstantinovka
Buxbaum from Franzosen
Damm from Schilling
Frank
Karst
Kukes / Kukus from Kukkus
Lai
Leikam from Laub
Linker
Lorenz
Marker from Hussenbach
Miller
Peil
Propp from Hussenbach
Rein from Konstantinovka
Riedel
Rosenow
Rupp from Strassendorf
Strasheim from Frank
Troudt from Norka
Yager
Zeiler from Frank

Sources

- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 51.

Resources

- Sidney Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)

Holly Sugarbeet Factory in Sidney, Montana (1930s).
Source: Judy A. Remmick-Hubert.

47.716684, -104.156325

Volga Colonies

51.187667, 45.7845
51.152333, 44.804167
51.0315, 46.072667
51.165, 45.313333
51.083333, 44.816667
50.789167, 45.481667
51.090667, 45.950167
50.898333, 45.17
50.886667, 44.83
50.988, 47.280833
50.990667, 47.079333