Wheatland

HISTORY

The Volga German settlement in Wheatland (Platte County) began in 1915-1916 with the arrival of the sugarbeet industry. The following Volga German families are known to have settled in Wheatland:

Dinges
Eichler from Neu-Dönhof
Fertig from Neu-Bauer
Fischer from Neu-Bauer
Fresorger from Grimm
Geringer from Lauwe
Lauck from Beideck
Lockman
Wilhelm from Schöndorf