Vancouver was named in honor of sea captain George Vancouver. It began in 1824 as trading post Fort Vancouver along the Columbia River. It was incorporated on 23 January 1857.
Volga German families have moved to the Vancouver area from various original settlement points in the Pacific Northwest.
The following Volga German families settled in and around Vancouver:
Aschenbrenner from Brunnental
Bafus from Yagodnaya Polyana
Benzel from Kautz
Bieker from Ober-Monjou
Billinger from Herzog
Blehm from Kratzke & Straßburg
Borgens from Frank
Boxberger from Ährenfeld
Dietz from Walter
Elsasser from Galka
Eurich from Balzer
Friehauf from Norka
Gerlach from Norka
Hartung from Kolb
Juggert from Kob
Kaltenberger from Grimm
Kammerzell from Frank
Katzdorn from Zug
Komlofske from Husaren
Kuhn from Herzog
Lauer from Rothammel
Leinweber from Yagodnaya Polyana
Macht from Köhler
Morasch from Yagodnaya Polyana
Neuberger from Beideck
Rohleder from Rohleder
Rohn from Walter
Schessler from Walter
Schleining from Norka
Schoenfeld from Pfeifer
Schwab from Sewald
Sittner from Huck
Solokowsky from Kraft
Spady from Norka
Stencel from Hussenbach
Unrein from Ober-Monjou
Walker from Norka
Zier from Dietel
- Camas Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens (findagrave.com)
- Mountain View Cemetery - La Center (findagrave.com)
Vancouver, Washington (Wikipedia)