Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, Illinois / Iowa | Volga German Institute

Includes the following communities:

Quad Cities, Illinois / Iowa

Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois

East Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois

Bettendorf, Scott Co., Iowa

Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa

Hampton, Rock Island Co., Illinois

Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa

Blue Grass, Muscatine / Scott Co., Iowa

Colona, Henry Co., Illinois

Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois

History:

Volga German families settled in the Quad Cities area.

Surnames:

Pfannenstiel (Mariental-1)

Maurer (Rothammel)

Volga German Families:

The following Volga German families settled in the Quad Cities area:

Deines from Norka
Desch from Pfeifer
Drescher from Kamenka
Gerstner from Mariental
Goetz from Herzog
Langhofer from Straßburg
Linenberger from Herzog
Maurer from Rothammel
Pfan(n)enstiel from Ober-Monjou
Schledewitz from Jost
VonFeldt from Herzog
Wiederkehr from Laub

Volga Colonies:

External Links:

- Quad Cities (Wikipedia)

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

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Longitude: 9.045000

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Latitude: 48.991111

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Title: Kronach, Kr. Kronach, Bayern

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

Latitude: 49.917222

Longitude: 7.021944

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

Latitude: 50.091944

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Latitude: 51.624536

Longitude: 9.029513

Title: Orb (Bad-Orb), Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Latitude: 50.225916

Longitude: 9.348606

Title: Meisenheim, Kr. Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz

Latitude: 49.707951

Longitude: 7.666639

Title: Lindenstruth, Kr. Gießen, Hessen

Latitude: 50.592778

Longitude: 8.856389