Includes the following communities
York, York Co., Nebraska
History
Colonists from Balzer settled in York in the early 1880s.
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families settled in and around York, Nebraska:
Brungardt from Herzog
Eichman from Schwab
Haberman from Balzer
Heiser from Norka
Kildow from Norka
Nagel from Norka
Pfenning from Norka
Reisbick from Norka
Scheideman from Norka
Volz from Balzer
Yost from Norka
Zieg from Balzer
Sources
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 44.
External Links
York, Nebraska (Wikipedia)
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Volga Colonies
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