Toppenish, Yakima Co., Washington | Volga German Institute

Includes the following communities:

Toppenish, Yakima Co., Washington

Zillah, Yakima Co., Washington

History:

Many Volga German families settled in and around Toppenish, Washington.

Surnames:

Steinmetz (Dietel)

Besel (Hussenbach)

Was(s)e(n)müller

Bender (Kratzke)

Grün (Balzer / Kutter / Norka)

Fritz (Krasnoyar-1)

P(f)ister (Urbach-2)

Volga German Families:

The following families are known to have settled in and around Toppenish:

Bender from Kratzke
Besel from Hussenbach
Deines from Kratzke
Eichler
Foos from Merkel
Frank
Fritz from Friedenfeld
Gomer from Neu-Dönhof
Green from Neu-Norka & Norka
Helzer from Norka
Hofferber from Frank
Kanzler from Kolb
Kissler
Koch
Kukes
Melcher
Miller
Pister from Merkel
Popp from Hussenbach
Reiber from Kolb
Rosenow
Rutt from Kolb
Steinmetz
Wagner
Wassemiller from Shcherbakovka

Volga Colonies:

Friedenfeld (1)

External Links:

- Toppenish, Washington (Wikipedia)

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

Title: Laubach, Kr. Gießen, Hessen

Latitude: 50.533333

Longitude: 8.990000

Title: Sandau (Elbe), Kr. Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt

Latitude: 52.783333

Longitude: 12.050000

Title: Rückingen, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Latitude: 50.157778

Longitude: 8.988611

Title: Wolf (Büdingen), Kr. Wetterau, Hessen

Latitude: 50.310305

Longitude: 9.090287

Title: Lindenstruth, Kr. Gießen, Hessen

Latitude: 50.592778

Longitude: 8.856389

Title: Kirch-Beerfurth, Kr. Odenwald, Hessen

Latitude: 49.719312

Longitude: 8.868860

Title: Heimkirchen, Kr. Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz

Latitude: 49.573595

Longitude: 7.710573

Title: Höchst im Odenwald, Kr. Odenwald, Hessen

Latitude: 49.800000

Longitude: 9.000000

Title: Heimkirchen, Kr. Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz

Latitude: 49.573595

Longitude: 7.710573

Title: Bannerod, Kr. Vogelsberg, Hessen

Latitude: 50.502003

Longitude: 9.387028

Title: Adelshofen (Eppingen), Kr. Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg

Latitude: 49.167719

Longitude: 8.892526