Includes the following communities
Aurora, Kane Co., Illinois
History
The city of Aurora is located about 35 miles west of Chicago. Many of the Volga Germans in Aurora came from Josefstal and Marienfeld.
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 62.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
External Links
Aurora, Illinois (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Aurora, Illinois:
Colonies
41.75, -88.283333
Volga Colonies
Migrated From
50.291695, 9.829785
51.483333, 11.966667