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Montrose, Montrose Co., Colorado

Includes the following communities
Montrose, Montrose Co., Colorado
Olathe, Montrose Co., Colorado
History

Montrose officially became a town in 1882. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co. built its narrow gauge mainline railroad through Montrose (connecting Denver and Salt Lake City). Standard gauge was completed in 1906. The Gunnison Tunnel, constructed to provide irrigation water to the valley, opened in 1909.

Volga German families have been living in the Uncompahgre Valley for more than 100 years.

Congregations
St. John's Lutheran Church - Montrose
St. John's Reformed Church - Montrose
Notable Individuals
Eichhorn, Jacob
Sources

History (City of Montrose)

External Links

- Montrose, Colorado (Wikipedia)
- City of Montrose (city website)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Montrose:
Appelhanz
from
Rothammel
Applehanz
from
Rothammel
Aschenbrenner
Basgall
Bastron
Bieber
from
Rothammel
Bohl
from
Huck
Brack
from
Schönfeld
Burbach
from
Norka
Distel
from
Rothammel
Dittloff
from
Semenovka
Dome
from
Pfeifer
Eckerdt
from
Huck
Eichhorn
from
Dönhof
Frank
from
Dönhof
Frick
Geier
George
from
Norka
Holzmeister
from
Pfeifer
Katzdorn
from
Zug
Kelln
from
Holstein
Kindsvater
Kloberdanz
Kraus
from
Dönhof
Lechman
from
Rothammel
Lehl
Lesser
from
Frank
Schaaf
from
Huck
Schäfer
Schiel
from
Göbel
Schlauger
from
Norka
Schleich
from
Huck
Schmall
Schmalz
from
Josefstal
Schneider
Schumann
Sinner
Sittner
from
Huck
Spetter
from
Kamenka
Steinmark
from
Unterdorf
Suppes
from
Pfeifer
Unrein
from
Ober-Monjou
Wollert
from
Dreispitz

Colonies

38.466667, -107.85

Volga Colonies

Migrated From