Fruita, Mesa Co., Colorado
Includes the following communities:
Fruita, Mesa Co., Colorado
Loma, Mesa Co., Colorado
Mack, Mesa Co., Colorado
History:
Many Volga German families settled in and near Fruita.
Bernie Waldschmidt served as mayor of Fruita from 1992-1994.
Congregations:
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have lived in and around Fruita:
Amen
Dinkel from Herzog
Dorn from Walter
Gettman from Frank
Giebler from Ober-Monjou
Gies from Walter
Grosskopf from Frank
Kammerzell from Frank
Kreutzer from Liebental
Meininger
Schaffer from Frank
Scheideman from Norka
Schlegel from Dönhof
Stroh from Frank
Stumpf from Warenburg
Waldschmidt from Ober-Monjou
External Links:
Fruita, Colorado (Wikipedia)
Pre-Volga Origin
Volga Colonies
Latitude: 49.456667
Longitude: 10.513880