Includes the following communities
Worden, Yellowstone Co., Montana
Newton, Yellowstone Co., Montana
History
The village of Worden was laid out in 1907 as part of the Huntley Project.
Worden was settled by Volga German immigrants from the colony of Kautz.
Congregations
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families settled in and around Worden:
Alles from Walter
Balzer from Wiesenmüller
Bangert from Dietel
Batt from Dietel
Baum from Kukkus
Bell from Kukkus
Bender from Kratzke
Hein from Frank
Hofferber from Frank
Horst from Kolb
Kautz from Merkel
Mohr from Beideck
Oblander from Shcherbakovka
Propp from Hussenbach
Reiter from Kautz
Staley from Kautz
Volga Colonies
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 51.
External Links
Worden, Montana (Wikipedia)
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Volga Colonies
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