Includes the following communities
Bellevue, Sarpy Co., Nebraska
Bennington, Douglas Co., Nebraska
Gretna, Sarpy Co., Nebraska
Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska
Papillion, Sarpy Co., Nebraska
Springfield, Sarpy Co., Nebraska
History
Many of the early Volga German settlers to Nebraska were poor and could not afford to buy farmland, so they resettled from places like Sutton to Omaha where they could find employment.
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 43.
External Links
Omaha, Nebraska (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Omaha, Nebraska:
Colonies
41.252363, -95.997988
Volga Colonies
Migrated From
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