Sibley County, Minnesota

Includes the following communities:

Gaylord, Sibley Co., Minnesota

Winthrop, Sibley Co., Minnesota

Green Isle, Sibley Co., Minnesota

Arlington, Sibley Co., Minnesota

Dryden, Sibley Co., Minnesota

Grafton Twp., Sibley Co., Minnesota

History:

Volga German families settled in Sibley County, Minnesota.

Volga German Families:

The following Volga German families settled in Sibley County, Minnesota:

Appelhans from Rothammel
Eckerman from Pfeifer
Eirich from Schwed
Eitel from Beideck
Fries from Beideck
Gorr from Schwed
Hansch from Rosental
Haspert from Köhler
Jordan from Hussenbach
Kaufman from Konstantinovka
Kober from Schäfer
Krumm from Kukkus
Liebrecht from Kolb
Maser from Kukkus
Maurer from Rothammel
Riedel from Beideck
Roth from Balzer
Ruff from Dietel
Sauer / Sauermilch from Enders
Schilling from Neu-Hussenbach
Schira from Erlenbach
Schneider from Rosenheim
Trebelhorn from Beideck
Trout from Norka

Volga Colonies:

Rosental (am Yeruslan)

Kukkus

Erlenbach (Bergseite)

Sources:

- 1920 US Federal Census for Sibley County, Minnesota.
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.

External Links:

- Arlington, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
- Gaylord, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
- Winthrop, Minnesota (Wikipedia)