Ordway, Crowley Co., Colorado

Includes the following communities:

History:

Volga German families settled in and around Ordway, Colorado.

Surnames:

Stra(c)kbein

Dietz (Walter)

Karst

Pfannenstiel (Mariental-1)

Volga German Families:

The following Volga German families settled in Ordway:

Dietz from Walter
Gerlock from Norka
Heil from Lauwe
Karst from Eckheim
Lindt from Dönhof
Martin from Rosenberg
Niedens from Wiesenmüller
Pfanenstiel from Ober-Monjou
Strackbein
Wilhelm from Pobochnaya

Volga Colonies:

Rosenberg (Bergseite)

Lauwe

Norka

Dönhof

Resources:

Crowley County Censuses (1900, 1910, 1920)

External Links:

Ordway, Colorado (Wikipedia)

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

Title: Schöningen, Kr. Helmstedt, Niedersachsen

Latitude: 52.133333

Longitude: 10.950000

Title: Eggenstein, Kr. Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg

Latitude: 49.077778

Longitude: 8.392500

Title: Sellnrod, Kr. Vogelsberg, Hessen

Latitude: 50.581667

Longitude: 9.095833

Title: Lübeck (Stadt), Schleswig-Holstein

Latitude: 53.869722

Longitude: 10.686389

Title: Manderscheid, Kr. Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz

Latitude: 50.091944

Longitude: 6.809167

Title: Hailer, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Latitude: 50.187222

Longitude: 9.156111

Title: Meerholz, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Latitude: 50.183056

Longitude: 9.137778

Title: Neulußheim, Kr. Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg

Latitude: 49.293333

Longitude: 8.521944

Title: Büdingen, Kr. Wetterau, Hessen

Latitude: 50.286296

Longitude: 9.111384

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

Settlers came from the following locations