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Idaho Falls, Booneville Co., Idaho

Includes the following communities
Firth, Bingham Co., Idaho
Idaho Falls, Booneville Co., Idaho
Ririe, Booneville / Jefferson Co., Idaho
History

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugar beet industry settled the Idaho Falls area.

Notable Individuals
Appelhans, Chris
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)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Idaho Falls:
Appelhans
from
Rothammel
Bischoff
from
Dobrinka
Bissing
from
Katharinenstadt
Dinkel
from
Herzog
Flack
from
Jost
Freidenberger
from
Friedenberg
Keiser
from
Bauer
Kern
from
Josefstal
Krug
from
Kratzke
Leinweber
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Pfeifer
from
Herzog
Pister
from
Merkel
Reifschneider
from
Kutter
Roh
from
Schilling
Siegfried
from
Dobrinka
Stang
from
Volmer

Colonies

Sugar beet factory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Source: unknown.

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From