Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
Names:
Minatare, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska
History:
Following development of the sugar beet industry in the area, Volga Germans settled in Minatare beginning in 1912.
Surnames:
Volga German Families:
The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Minatare:
Arends
Arndt
Burbach
Deines
Freouf
Fritzler
Heilbrun
Leinweber
Lenz
Nagel
Schnell
Schwartzkopf
Schwindt
Ulrich
Vogel
Wacker / Walker
Wamboldt
Zwetzig
Volga Colonies:
Sources:
- Sallet, Richard. Russian-German Settlement in the United States (Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974): 52.
Resources:
East Lawn Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links:
- City History (Minatare)
- Minatare, Nebraska (Wikipedia)