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Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co., Idaho

Includes the following communities: 
Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co., Idaho
Kimberly, Twin Falls Co., Idaho
Buhl, Twin Falls Co., Idaho
History: 

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

Surnames: 
Mai / Maÿ (Holstein)
Trau(d)t (Norka)
Wendler
Spreuer / Spreier
Steinmetz (Walter)
Kolb (Laub)
Götz (Herzog)
Stöcklein (Zug)
Distel
Ostermüller
Volga German Families: 

The following Volga German families settled in and around Twin Falls:

Distel from Rothammel
Goetz from Herzog
Kolb from Laub
Mai from Kratzke
Ostermiller from Beideck
Spreier from Dietel
Stecklein from Zug
Steinmetz from Brunnental
Traudt from Norka
Wendler from Ober-Monjou

Volga Colonies: 
Kratzke
Norka
Ober-Monjou
Dietel
Brunnental
Laub
Herzog
Zug
Rothammel
Beideck
Sources: 

- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 53.

Resources: 

- Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)
- Twin Falls Cemetery (FindAGrave.com)

External Links: 

Twin Falls, Idaho (Wikipedia)

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

Title: Sassendorf, Kr. Soest, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Latitude: 51.583056
Longitude: 8.166667
Title: Weitersborn, Kr. Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz
Latitude: 49.851389
Longitude: 7.527222
Title: Kronach, Kr. Kronach, Bayern
Latitude: 50.241111
Longitude: 11.328056
Title: Rappoldshofen, Kr. Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern
Latitude: 49.623056
Longitude: 10.668610
Title: Hegeberg (Schwalefeld), Kr. Waldeck-Frankenburg, Hessen
Latitude: 51.322167
Longitude: 8.629667
Title: Rothenbergen, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Latitude: 50.199722
Longitude: 9.111389
Title: Spachbrücken, Kr. Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen
Latitude: 49.842708
Longitude: 8.826458

Settlers came from the following locations