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Berthoud, Larimer & Weld Co., Colorado

Includes the following communities
Berthoud, Larimer & Weld Co., Colorado
Hygiene, Boulder Co., Colorado
History

Berthoud was originally settled by miners involved in the Colorado Gold Rush in the early 1860s.  Farmers arrived shortly thereafter, and irrigation enabled the agricultural economy to flourish.

Volga German families settled in and around Berthoud.

Notable Individuals
Eichler, George
Graf, George Henry
Schwabenland, Johann Conrad
Resources

Larimer County Census Data

External Links

- Berthoud, Colorado (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Berthoud, Colorado:
Adler
from
Kolb
Aschenbrenner
from
Norka
Borgens
from
Frank
Brill
from
Norka
Dechant
from
Ober-Monjou
Deines
Dreith
from
Beideck
Fagler
from
Norka
Frank
from
Dönhof
Freauff
from
Dietel
Gerk
from
Josefstal
Giebelhaus
from
Norka
Hagel
from
Norka
Henry
from
Norka
Hepp
from
Liebental
Hergenreder
Hergenreter
from
Sewald
Hill
from
Walter
Hirschfeld
from
Pfeifer
Hohnstein
from
Norka
Holzmeister
from
Pfeifer
Leinweber
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Luft
from
Beideck
Maul
from
Norka
Nazarenus
Ostermiller
from
Beideck
Peppler
from
Hussenbach
Rutt
from
Kolb
Scheidemann
from
Norka
Schell
from
Sewald
Schmidt
from
Pfeifer
Schwindt
from
Norka
Starck
from
Anton
Starkel
from
Norka
Uhrich
from
Frank
Unrein
from
Ober-Monjou
Wolf
from
Norka
Wolff
from
Norka
Yeager
from
Norka

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

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