Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington
Includes the following communities:
Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington
Deming, Whatcom Co., Washington
History:
In 1885, Georg Schmidt from Frank was the first Volga German to settle in Bellingham. He later relocated to Walla Walla, but by the turn of the century a considerable Volga German settlement had formed in Bellingham.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Bellingham:
Dahlinger from Kraft
Dietz from Walter
Gassman from Mariental
Hertel from Ober-Monjou
Karb from Blumenfeld
Kukes from Kukkus
Lichtenwaldt from Dönhof
Oswald from Hussenbach
Scheck from Herzog
Schmidt from Frank
Schwindt from Norka
Waldschmidt from Ober-Monjou
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
.- Scheuerman, Richard D. & Clifford E. Trafzer. The Volga Germans: Pioneers of the Northwest (Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 1985): 175.
External Links:
Bellingham, Washington (wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 49.691773
Longitude: 11.629102