Soon after the founding of Katharinenstadt, a Reformed parish was established in north Katharinenstadt and a Lutheran Parish in south Katharinenstadt.
Some years later a Roman Catholic parish was also established in Katharinenstadt.
The Catholic church, built in the Kontor style near the Lutheran church, was made of wood in 1815 when the Jesuits were providing priests to the parish. It was finally completed in 1824, and consecrated in that year.
The territory in which Usingen is located was part of the Duchy of Nassau in 1326.
Soon after the founding of Katharinenstadt, a Reformed parish was established in north Katharinenstadt and a Lutheran Parish in south Katharinenstadt. The Reformed pastors of the Katharinenstadt (North) parish served the Wiesenseite's Reformed colonies. The Lutheran pastors of the Katharinenstadt (South) parish served the Wiesenseite's original 21 Lutheran colonies. Beginning in 1820, the distinction between Reformed and Lutheran parishes was removed by Imperial Edict. In September 1905, the North and South parishes were merged into a single Katharinenstadt parish.
Many Volga German families have settled in and around Hutchinson, Kansas.
Wichita was founded as a trading post along the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s.
As Volga German immigrants left the agriculture sector of the American prairie, many were attracted to Wichita's aircraft and other industries.
There is a convent located in Wichita for the Adorers of The Blood of Christ (ASC) order of the Roman Catholic Church.
Denver, originally part of Kansas Territory, was founded in 1858. Today, Denver is the capital of the State of Colorado and its largest city. The city and county of Denver are one and the same, but what many consider to be "Denver" is also located in the surrounding counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Broomfield, and Jefferson.
Volga German families can be found living in and around Denver during the earliest years of immigration to North America.
Mark Blasdale, born 21 June 1976, was elected to the Montana State Legislature from the 10th District. He served in the House of Representatives during the 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 legislative sessions. From 2013-2015, Mark served as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives.
For the 2015 session, Mark was elected to the Montana State Senate, representating the 4th District. He was re-elected for the 2017 session, and he serves as a Majority Whip.
Johann Caspar Schmidt, son of Heinrich Schmidt & Barbara Scheid of Queckborn, was born 17 February 1724. He married 10 October 1748 in Steinbach (Fernwald) to Anna Dorothea Haas, daughter of Johannes Haas & Anna Catharina Arnold. She had been baptized on 15 October 1719 in Steinbach.
The Volga Germans began arriving in Nebraska in 1874 and by the summer of 1876 there were large numbers in the state.