Includes the following communities
Newell, Butte Co., South Dakota
History
In 1905, Newell was settled by Volga German beet farmers responding to a opportunities brought about by a new irrigation project.
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
External Links
Newell, South Dakota (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Newell:
Colonies
44.714708, -103.420744
Volga Colonies
Migrated From
49.066667, 8.9
49.73521, 8.738512