Nisland, Butte Co., South Dakota
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Nisland, Butte Co., South Dakota
History:
Nisland was settled by Volga German beet farmers responding to a opportunities brought about by a new irrigation project in 1905.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in or around Nisland:
Dumler from Grimm
Elenberger from Brunnental
Fritzler from Grimm
Keil from Katharinental
Kindsfater
Lungren from Franzosen
Pflaumer from Straßburg
Rieb from Nieder-Monjou
Rothermel from Katharinenstadt
Ruff
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.
Resources:
Nisland Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links:
Nisland, South Dakota (Wikipedia)