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Wheatland, Platte Co., Wyoming

Includes the following communities
Wheatland, Platte Co., Wyoming
History

The Volga German settlement in Wheatland began in 1915-1916 with the arrival of the sugarbeet industry.

Notable Individuals
Geringer, Jim
Sources

Settlements of Volga Germans in America (Webbitt)

Resources

Wheatland Cemetery (findagrave.com)

External Links

- Wheatland, Wyoming (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Wheatland, Wyoming:
Bieber
from
Rothammel
Bohl
from
Huck
Brecht
from
Schöntal
Deines
Dinges
Eichler
from
Neu-Dönhof
Engelman
from
Dietel
Fabricius
from
Kratzke
Fertig
from
Neu-Bauer
Fischer
from
Neu-Bauer
Fresorger
from
Grimm
Frihauf
from
Norka
Geringer
from
Lauwe
Getz
from
Herzog
Krumm
from
Kukkus
Lauck
from
Beideck
Lipps
from
Messer
Lockman
Lofing
from
Norka
Margheim
from
Merkel
Maul
from
Schilling
Schlund
from
Neu-Bauer
Steeley
from
Kautz
Stencel
from
Hussenbach
Weber
from
Beideck
Weinmeister
from
Dietel
Wendler
from
Dehler
Wilhelm
from
Schöndorf
Wunder
from
Gnadenfeld

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

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