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Following the development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in Mitchell.

Following development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in Minatare beginning in 1912.

Following development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in and around Melbeta.

McCook had been platted in 1882 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad reached the area. It was named after Alexander McDowell McCook, and Union General during the Civil War.

Colonists from Frank were the first to settle in McCook. They came as railroad workers in 1892. Others arrived from Kutter and Hussenbach and soon there were about 100 families living there.

Linwood was settled by Volga Germans from Kutter in 1888.

The first Volga German colonists to arrive in Lincoln came from Balzer in 1874. They were soon joined by hundreds of others. The largest of these immigrant groups came from Frank, Beideck, Huck, Balzer, and Kukkus.

Volga German families settled in and around Kimball.

Although known mostly for the early Black Sea Germans and Russian Mennonites who settled there, colonists from Kutter settled in Henderson in 1888.

In August, 1876, five families from Kolb arrived in Hastings. They were joined by families from Merkel, Frank, and Norka. The greatest number arrived between 1905 and 1912 when 350 Volga German families settled in the southern part of the community. By the 1920 census, there were 783 Volga Germans living in Hastings.

Harvard was settled by Volga Germans in 1888.