Includes the following communities
Auburn, King Co., Washington
Federal Way, King Co., Washington
Gig Harbor, Pierce Co., Washington
Graham, Pierce Co., Washington
Lakewood, Pierce Co., Washington
Milton, Washington Co., Washington
Spanaway, Pierce Co., Washington
Sumner, Pierce Co., Washington
Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington
University Place, Pierce Co., Washington
History
In the early 1900s colonists from Beideck, Dreispitz, Frank, Hussenbach, Kolb, Neu-Dönhof, Shcherbakovka, Walter, Warenburg, and Unterdorf settled in Tacoma.
The Volga German neighborhood was generally found between South 19th & 23rd and Ainsworth & Sheridan.
Volga German Congregations
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Emmanuel Evangelical & Reformed Church
Evangelical Congregational Church
First United Church of Christ
Peace Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Notable Individuals
Sources
.- Fiftieth Anniversary, 1909-1959 (Peace Lutheran Church) - booklet.
- Scheuerman, Richard D. & Clifford E. Trafzer. The Volga Germans: Pioneers of the Northwest (Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 1985): 174.
- USA Settlement List (Patricia Miller)
External Links
Tacoma, Washington (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Tacoma, Washington:
Herrman
Kembel
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Volga Colonies
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