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Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Includes the following communities
Tripp, Hutchinson Co., South Dakota
Menno, Hutchinson Co., South Dakota
History

Tripp was laid out in 1886, and named in honor of Bartlett Tripp, chief justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court.

Most of the Germans from Russia who settled in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, are from the Black Sea region, but there are a few Volga German families who settled there as well.

Surnames
Dietz (Kratzke)
Leneschmidt
Maul (Schilling)
Spomer
Volga German Families

The following Volga German families settled in Hutchinson County, South Dakota:

Dietz from Kratzke
Leneschmidt from Huck
Maul from Schilling
Spomer from Beideck

Volga Colonies
Beideck
Huck
Kratzke
Schilling
Notable Individuals
Spomer, Ron
Sources

- Allyn Brosz.

External Links

- Tripp, South Dakota (wikipedia)

43.225, -97.965278

Volga Colonies

Kratzke
50.877, 45.227333
Schilling
51.187667, 45.7845
Huck
51.072833, 45.383833
Beideck
51.170833, 45.663333

Migrated From