Melbeta, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
Includes the following communities:
Melbeta, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
McGrew, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
History:
Following development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in and around Melbeta.
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families settled in and around Melbeta, Nebraska:
Eisenach from Frank
Foos from Dietel
Hopp from Frank
Martin from Rosenberg
Reisig from Shcherbakovka
Tripple from Warenburg
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 52.
Resources:
Creighton Valley Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links:
Melbeta, Nebraska (Wikipedia)