Lander, Freemont Co., Wyoming

Includes the following communities:

History:

Lander is named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander. Volga German families settled in and around Lander.

Surnames:

Blehm (Shcherbakovka)

Volga German Families:

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Worland:

Appelhans from Rothammel
Bieber from Rothammel
Blehm from Kratzke
Fabrizius from Kratzke
Loos from Norka
Reiber
VonFeldt from Herzog
Weber from Neu-Messer

Volga Colonies:

Resources:

- Mount Hope Cemetery Index (Dick Hudson)

External Links:

- Lander, Wyoming (Wikipedia)

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

Title: Unterreichenbach (Birstein), Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Latitude: 50.369722

Longitude: 9.323611

Title: Groß Rheide, Kr. Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein

Latitude: 54.441840

Longitude: 9.435464

Title: Büches, Kr. Wetterau, Hessen

Latitude: 50.296124

Longitude: 9.072247

Title: Bechtheim, Kr. Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz

Latitude: 49.727778

Longitude: 8.292222

Pre-Volga Origin

Volga Colonies

Settlers came from the following locations