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Sibley County, Minnesota

Includes the following communities
Gaylord, Sibley Co., Minnesota
Winthrop, Sibley Co., Minnesota
Green Isle, Sibley Co., Minnesota
Arlington, Sibley Co., Minnesota
Dryden, Sibley Co., Minnesota
Grafton Twp., Sibley Co., Minnesota
History

Volga German families settled in Sibley County, Minnesota.

Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in Sibley County, Minnesota:

Appelhans from Rothammel
Eckerman from Pfeifer
Eirich from Schwed
Eitel from Beideck
Fries from Beideck
Gorr from Schwed
Hansch from Rosental
Haspert from Köhler
Jordan from Hussenbach
Kaufman from Konstantinovka
Kober from Schäfer
Krumm from Kukkus
Liebrecht from Kolb
Maser from Kukkus
Maurer from Rothammel
Riedel from Beideck
Roth from Balzer
Ruff from Dietel
Sauer / Sauermilch from Enders
Schilling from Neu-Hussenbach
Schira from Erlenbach
Schneider from Rosenheim
Trebelhorn from Beideck
Trout from Norka

Sources

- 1920 US Federal Census for Sibley County, Minnesota.
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.

44.554428, -94.220813

Volga Colonies

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50.64, 45.395
51.165, 45.313333
50.856917, 45.111667
51.6135, 46.499167
51.187667, 45.7845
50.898333, 45.17
51.067667, 44.958333
50.5695, 45.3835
51.6595, 46.550167
51.090667, 45.950167
51.170833, 45.663333
51.025, 45.696667
50.934667, 46.751667
50.990667, 47.079333
50.284667, 45.039