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Rupert, Minidoka Co., Idaho

Includes the following communities
Rupert, Minidoka Co., Idaho
History

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the Rupert area.

Volga German Congregations

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sources

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

Resources

Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)

External Links

Rupert, Idaho (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Rupert:
Amen
Beitz
from
Michaelsdorf (North Caucasus)
Mai
from
Kratzke
Schab
from
Semenovka
Walters
from
Frank
Yost
from
Norka

Colonies

42.616667, -113.666667

Volga Colonies

Migrated From