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Virginia Beach Metropolitan Area, Virginia

Includes the following communities
Chesapeake, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Yorktown, York Co., Virginia
History

Volga German families settled in the Chesapeak, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach area.

External Links

- Chesapeak, Virginia (Wikipedia)
- Norfolk, Virginia (Wikipedia)
- Virginia Beach, Virginia (Wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in the Virginia Beach area:
Artzer
from
Sewald
Bridegam
from
Kolb
Deer
from
Michaelsdorf (North Caucasus)
Degenhardt
from
Sewald
Fabricius
from
Kratzke
Foos
from
Dietel
Fritz
from
Friedenfeld
Hammerschmidt
from
Herzog
Herber
from
Nieder-Monjou
Karst
from
Eckheim
Linneberger
from
Herzog
Peppler
from
Hussenbach
Ruppel
from
Reinwald
Sanders
from
Herzog
Schander
from
Karlsruhe (North Caucasus)
Schmidt
from
Katharinenstadt
Schneider
from
Göbel
Walters
from
Katharinenstadt

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From