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Johnstown, Larimer / Weld Co., Colorado

Includes the following communities
Elwell, Weld Co., Colorado
Johnstown, Weld Co., Colorado
History

Johnstown straddles the Larimer and Weld County line in Northern Colorado.

Volga German families settled in and around Johnstown. Many worked for the Great Western Sugar factory located there.

External Links

- Johnstown, Colorado (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Johnstown, Colorado:
Appelhans
from
Rothammel
Bauer
from
Beideck
Beitz
from
Michaelsdorf (North Caucasus)
Bender
from
Kratzke
Bernhardt
from
Frank
Borgens
from
Frank
Dietz
from
Walter
Dreiling
from
Herzog
Fahrenbruch
from
Frank
Freauff
from
Norka
Gies
from
Walter
Grauberger
from
Dietel
Hoff
from
Frank
Lauer
from
Rothammel
Luft
from
Gnadenflur
Ostwald
from
Kautz
Reichert
from
Dietel
Riffel
from
Kana
Rohleder
from
Rohleder
Rutt
from
Kolb
Scheck
from
Herzog
Starck
from
Anton
Stencel
from
Hussenbach
Strausheim
from
Frank
Stumpf
from
Warenburg
Wolf
from
Norka

Colonies

Great Western Sugar factory and MSG plant in Johnstown.
Source: Colorado State University.

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Volga Colonies

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