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Idaho Falls, Booneville Co., Idaho

Includes the following communities
Idaho Falls, Booneville Co., Idaho
Firth, Bingham Co., Idaho
Ririe, Booneville / Jefferson Co., Idaho
History

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugar beet industry settled the Idaho Falls area.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in and around Idaho Falls:

Bischoff from Dobrinka
Bissing from Katharinenstadt
Dinkel from Herzog
Kern from Josefstal
Pfeifer from Herzog
Pister from Merkel
Reifschneider from Kutter
Siegfried from Dobrinka
Stang from Volmer

Sources

- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.

Resources

- Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)
- Rose Hill Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)

Sugar beet factory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Source: unknown.

43.483333, -112.033333

Volga Colonies

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51.033833, 45.537667
50.883333, 45.287167
50.312471, 45.704846
51.712816, 46.740787
51.494167, 46.710333
50.284333, 45.084833