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Riverton, Fremont Co., Wyoming

Includes the following communities
Arapahoe, Fremont Co., Wyoming
Jeffrey City, Fremont Co., Wyoming
Riverton, Fremont Co., Wyoming
Shoshoni, Fremont Co., Wyoming
History

The expansion of Volga German settlement in Riverton is an extension of the sugarbeet industry in Montana.

Volga German Congregations

St. Margaret's Catholic Church
Trinity Lutheran Church

Resources

- Mountain View Cemetery (Cheryl E. Belding)
- World War 1 Draft Registrations (Cheryl E. Belding)

External Links

Riverton, Wyoming (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Riverton:
Ahlbrandt
from
Grimm
Albrandt
from
Grimm
Appelhans
from
Rothammel
Behm
from
Dönhof
Bieber
from
Rothammel
Busch
from
Laub
Dreher
from
Neu-Ober-Monjou
Ehrlich
from
Shcherbakovka
Fabrizius
from
Kratzke
Frank
from
Frank
Haun
from
Hussenbach
Heberlein
from
Walter
Heil
from
Lauwe
Hettinger
from
Dietel
Hilzer
from
Norka
Hizel
from
Frank
Horning
from
Luzern
Jeager
from
Norka
Jekel
from
Wiesenmüller
Kechter
from
Kolb
Korell
from
Moor
Leikam
from
Laub
Lungren
from
Franzosen
Reiber
Rein
from
Ährenfeld
Starck
from
Anton
Sterkel
from
Norka
Strohman
from
Dietel
Weber
from
Neu-Messer
Weisheim
from
Balzer
Willmann
from
Messer
Wunder
from
Gnadenfeld
Yeager
from
Norka

Colonies

43.024959, -108.380104

Volga Colonies

Migrated From