Idaho Falls, Booneville Co., Idaho
Includes the following communities:
Idaho Falls, Booneville Co., Idaho
Firth, Bingham Co., Idaho
Ririe, Booneville / Jefferson Co., Idaho
History:
Volga Germans seeking work in the sugar beet industry settled the Idaho Falls area.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in and around Idaho Falls:
Bischoff from Dobrinka
Bissing from Katharinenstadt
Dinkel from Herzog
Kern from Josefstal
Pfeifer from Herzog
Pister from Merkel
Reifschneider from Kutter
Siegfried from Dobrinka
Stang from Volmer
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
Resources:
- Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)
- Rose Hill Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)
External Links:
Idaho Falls, Idaho (Wikipedia)
Sugar beet factory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Source: unknown.