Haakon County, South Dakota
Volga German families settled in Haakon County, South Dakota.
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Redfield, Spink Co., Iowa
Volga German families settled in and around Redfield, Iowa.
Reedsville, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Reedsville, Wisconsin.
Cleveland, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
Volga German families settled in and around Cleveland, Wisconsin.
Schröder (Grimm-2)*
[Johann] Wilhelm Schröder [erroneously recorded as Schneider], a turner, his wife Katharina, and daughters (Anna, age 16¼; Wilhelmina, age 8; Louisa, age 5; Sophia, age 1½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Reders.
Usner (Unknown)*
Johann Usner, a farmer, his wife Anna, and daughter Anna (age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Reders.
Anna Cathar. Usner and her daughter Anna Dorothea (age 5) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Usner came from the German region of Darmstadt.
Big Timber, Sweet Grass Co., Montana
Volga German families settled in and around Big Timber, Montana.
Zion Congregational Church - Cheyenne
There was a German Congregational Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as early as 1886 where pastor J. Lange served from 1886-1888. This congregational appears to have disbanded.
Zion Congregational Church was organized in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1923.