Worden, Yellowstone Co., Montana
Includes the following communities:
Worden, Yellowstone Co., Montana
Newton, Yellowstone Co., Montana
History:
The village of Worden was laid out in 1907 as part of the Huntley Project.
Worden was settled by Volga German immigrants from the colony of Kautz.
Congregations:
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in and around Worden:
Alles from Walter
Balzer from Wiesenmüller
Bangert from Dietel
Batt from Dietel
Baum from Kukkus
Bell from Kukkus
Bender from Kratzke
Hein from Frank
Hofferber from Frank
Horst from Kolb
Kautz from Merkel
Mohr from Beideck
Oblander from Shcherbakovka
Propp from Hussenbach
Reiter from Kautz
Staley from Kautz
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 51.
External Links:
Worden, Montana (Wikipedia)