Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the Nampa area.

Minidoka (the town), located north west of Rupert, was established in 1884 when a railroad siding was put in along the railroad. The first Volga Germans in the area staked some of the last remaining claims available through the Homestead Act. Very few of those were successful because of poor soil conditions. When the irrigation projects brought water to the area, farming became possible and a sugarbeet industry grew up. Later arrivals of Volga Germans came seeking work in this sugarbeet industry.

Kimama was a very small community located about 15 miles north of Paul, Idaho. Volga Germans settled in this area, taking advantage of the last remaining tracts available through the Homestead Act. Black Sea Germans also settled in this area.

Farming in this area was very difficult because of the poor soil conditions. Many homesteads were abandoned until irrigation canals from the Snake River brought water to the area.

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugar beet industry settled the Jerome area.

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugar beet industry settled the Idaho Falls area.

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the Heyburn area.

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the Burley area.

Volga Germans seeking work in the sugarbeet industry settled the American Falls area.

In 1904, a large group of Volga Germans from Dönhof settled in Windsor. By the 1930s Windsor had become a large Volga German settlement with over 900 families.

Most of the original Volga German families who moved to the Windsor area held jobs affiliated with the sugar beet industry.

By the early 1900s Volga Germans from the Russian colonies Frank, Dietel, Merkel, Norka, Rosenberg, and Oberdorf settled in Sugar City.