Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co., Minnesota
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Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co., Minnesota
History:
Volga German immigrants from Dreispitz settled in Mountain Lake where they farmed wheat and corn.
Most of the families that settled in the Mountain Lake, Minnesota, are are Russian Mennonites. There are some Volga German families that settled in and around Mountain Lake.
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in Mountain Lake, Minnesota:
Adler from Dietel
Bay from Dreispitz
Beisel from Dreispitz
Dick from Dreispitz
Feil from Blumenfeld
Schmies from Dreispitz
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
External Links:
Mountain Lake, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 48.714722
Longitude: 9.523611