Humboldt Park (Chicago), Cook Co., Illinois

Includes the following communities:

History:

The park was named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German naturalist and geographer.

Volga German immigrants first arrived in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago in 1888. They came from Balzer and Grimm.

Congregations:

Surnames:

Volga German Families:

The following Volga German families are known to have settled, at least for a while, in Humboldt Park:

Schick from Galka
Seibel from Grimm

Volga Colonies:

Sources:

- Chris Comella.

External Links:

Latitude: 49.293821

Longitude: 8.964907