Zurich, Blaine Co., Montana
Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the Milk River Valley town of Zurich in 1923.
Worden, Yellowstone Co., Montana
The village of Worden was laid out in 1907 as part of the Huntley Project.
Worden was settled by Volga German immigrants from the colony of Kautz.
Silesia, Carbon Co., Montana
Silesia is located 11 miles south of Laurel.
Volga German families settled in and around Silesia.
Sidney, Richland Co., Montana
Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled in Sidney, along the Yellowstone River.
Roundup, Musselshell Co., Montana
Volga Germans settled in and around Roundup, Montana.
Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone Co., Montana
Founded in 1907, Pompey's Pillar was named after a sandstone outcropping in the area that is 200 feet high. Located 29 miles northeast of Billings, Pompey's Pillar was founded as part of the Huntley Project, an irrigation project managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Volga German families settled in and around Pompey's Pillar.
At one time there were both a Catholic church and a Union Congregational church in the village.
Park City, Stillwater Co., Montana
By 1909, there were many Volga German immigrants living in Park City who had come from from Kautz and Susannental.
Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana
Missoula was settled by immigrants from Dietel. Other Volga German families also moved to Missoula through the years.
Laurel, Yellowstone Co., Montana
Permanent settlers arrived in Laurel, then called Carlton, around 1879. The railroad arrived in the community in the summer of 1882 and since that time, the town has served as a major railroad hub for the Northern Pacific.
The first Volga German families to settle in Laurel came from Beideck, Hussenbach, and Kautz. They were joined by families from many other colonies as the sugar beet industry developed in the Yellowstone Valley.
Huntley, Yellowstone Co., Montana
The village of Huntley was named for S.O. Huntley, a partner in the stagecoach firm of Clark & Huntley. It was located at the head of navigation on the Yellowstone River. The first steamboat arrived there in 1875, but the river traffic was infrequent. Huntley lent its name to the Huntley Project, an irrigation project in southern Montana that was established by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1907.
Huntley was settled by Volga German immigrants from Kautz.