Hutterite Place Names
in North America:
Schmiedeleut Colonies List (1973)
by John A. Hostetler
Revised and Extended by John Movius
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Latest Update: 12 February 1997 (Updated links)
"Hutterite Placenames in Europe by Language and
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© Copyright Republishing Approval: The place names and country
locations
given below are from "List of Hutterite Colonies in North America" (pages 359-362, part of
Appendix Fifteen) of the book "Hutterite
Society" (first
edition, 403 pages) by John A. Hostetler, published
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copyright 1974 by Johns Hopkins University Press of Baltimore, Maryland; ISBN
0-8018-1584-3.
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14 January 1997) to republish this list of Hutterite colonies and thus make it more widely
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FEEFHS also gives thanks to retired sociology and anthropology professor John A. Hostetler
(formerly of Temple University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) for his encouragement and
help
of our efforts to make Hutterite sources and information of value more widely accessable to
genealogy record searchers worldwide.
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Background The "Schmiedeleut Colonies" list presented below represents the
first of
three sections of Appendix Fifteen "Hutterite Society" as of the last year reported
by
Hostetler in the first edition of his book. The other two lists -- the "Dariusleut Colonies"
and
"Leherleut Colonies" -- will be posted soon.
At the time of Hostetler's first edition (1973-1974) he reported there were 229 Hutterite
colonies in North America. He estimated they contained about 20,000 Hutterites. A 1996
estimate on the Internet states at least 400 colonies now exist with an average of 90 members
per colony for a total of betwen 36,000 and 40,000 Hutteries.
An unknown number of other Hutterites in North America left communal life to become
"Prairieleuts". They will not be found in the records of these groups of colonies, nor is a
Juliusleut group in Ontario, Canada where relationships with fourty persons of the Enz
family
were severed in the early 1950's.
Also a related "Society of Brothers" (SOB), a "Buderhof" splinter group founded in Germany
in 1920 by Eberhard Arnold (1883-1935) that spent some time in Paraguay is not included in
this lists. In 1974 there were the SOB communities of Woodcrest in Rifton, NY, Oak Lane
(became New Meadow Run) in Farmington Pennsylvania, Evergreen in Norfolk,
Connecticut
and Darvell at Robertsbridge, Sussex, England.
In 1973-74 the SOB under the leadership of the Rifton New York colony is said to have
1,000 persons. In 1996 they are thought to have about 300 persons per colony and perhaps
as
many as 8 communities. However at present time they are not part of the original Hutterite
group founded in 1528 and thus not part of these lists either.
"101 Schmiedeleut Colonies" as of 1973
This information was transcribed by the webmaster into a Works database and reformatted
into a "user friendly" flat file database for the web. In doing so the Colony "town" address
was augmented with the county for U. S. Colonies. The province or state location was
added
to the "Colony Name" and "Parent Colony" columns for clarity as some colonies of the
same name exist in both Canada and the U.S. The Schmiedeleut was led by Michael
Waldner who was called "Schmied-Michael" (he was a blacksmith and a preacher) - thus
giving the name of the congregation Schmiedeleut.
Year Founded ... Colony Name ... Location: City (County) State/Province ...
Parent
Colony
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The Hutterites came from Romania in 1770 to a private estate at Vishenka on the Desno
River in Tchernigov province Russia (now the Ukraine). They moved a short distance
upstream to crownland at Radichev in 1802. In 1842 they relocated to the south near
Mennonite colonies northwest of the Sea of Azov in Taurida province.
1879 ............. Hutterdorf, South Russia ... Hutterdorf, Taurida, Ukraine ... Radichev,
Tchnergov, Ukraine
1868 ............. Scheromet (Scherebez), Russia ... Scheromet, Taurida, Ukraine ...
Hutterdorf,
Ukraine
(See the Hutterite Society chapter "Life in Russia" [pages 91-118] for more
detail)
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1874 ............. Bon Homme, South Dakota ... Tabor ... Bon Homme ... SD ... Scheromet,
Ukraine
1878-1884 ... Tripp, South Dakota ... Extinct ... Hutchinson ... SD ... Bon Homme,
SD
1884-1886 ... Tidioute, Pennsylvania ... Extinct ... ... PA ... Tripp, SD
1886-1907 ... Milltown, South Dakota ... Extinct ... Hutchinson ... SD ... Tidioute,
PA
1900-1918 ... Maxwell, South Dakota ... Extinct ... ? ... SD ... Bon Homme
1900-1918 .... Rosedale, South Dakota ... Extinct ... ? ... SD ... Milltown, SD
1906-1918 ... Huron, South Dakota ... Extinct ... Beadle ... SD ... Bon Homme
1907-1913 ... Buffalo, South Dakota ... Extinct ... ? ... SD ... Milltown, SD
1913-1918 ... James Valley, South Dakota ... Extinct ... ? ... SD ... Buffalo, SD
1918 ............. Bon Homme, Manitoba ... Elie, MB ... Bon Homme, SD
1918 ............. Huron, Manitoba ... Elie, MB ... Huron, SD
1918 ............. James Valley, Manitoba ... Elie, MB ... James Valley, SD
1918 ............. Maxwell, Manitoba ... Headingly, MB ... Maxwell, SD
1918 ............. Milltown, Manitoba ... Bernard, MB ... Milltown, SD
1918 ............. (Old) Rosedale, Manitoba ... Elie, MB... Rosedale, SD
1919 ............. Iberville, Manitoba... Headingly, MB ... (Old) Rosedale, Manitoba
1920 ............. Barickman, Manitoba ... Headingly, MB ... Maxwell, Manitoba
1922 ............. Blumengart, Manitoba ... Plum Coulee, MB... Milltown, Manitoba
1929-1937 ... Roseisle, Manitoba ... Extinct ... MB ... Huron, Manitoba
1932-1936 ... Alsask, Manitoba ... Extinct ... MB ... Maxwell, Manitoba
1934-1936 ... Teuton, Manitoba ... Extinct ... MB ... Barickman, Manitoba
1934 ............ Elm River, Manitoba ... Newton, MB ... Old Rosedale, Manitoba
1934 ............ Riverside, Manitoba ... Arden, MB ... Iberville, Manitoba
1934 ............ Rockport, South Dakota ... Alexandria (Davidson) SD ... Bon Homme,
Manitoba
1934 ............ Waldheim, Manitoba ... Elie, MB ... Bon Bomme, Manitoba
1936 ............ New Elmspring, South Dakota ... Ethan (Davidson) SD ... Alsask,
Manitoba
1937 ............ Jamesville, South Dakota ... Utica (Yankton) SD ... Roseisle,
Manitoba
1938 ............ Poplar Point, Manitoba ... Poplar Point, MB ... Huron, Manitoba
1938 ............ Sturgeon Creek, Manitoba ... Headingly, MB ... Blumengart,
Manitoba
1942 ............ Sunnyside, Manitoba ... Newton, MB ... Milltown, Manitoba
1942 ............ Tschetter, South Dakota ... Olivet (Hutchinson) SD ... Barickman,
Manitoba
1944 ............ Huron, South Dakota ... Huron (Beadle) SD ... Jameville, South
Dakota
1944 ............ New Rosedale, Manitoba ... Portage La Prairie, MB ... Old Rosedale,
Manitoba
1945 ............ Rosedale, South Dakota ... Mitchell (Davidson) SD ... Rockport, South
Dakota
1945 ............ Spink, South Dakota ... Frankford* (Spink) SD ... Bon Homme, South
Dakota
1946 ............ Lakeside, Manitoba ... Headingly, MB ... Maxwell, Manitoba
1946 ............ Riverdale, Manitoba ... Gladstone, MB ... James Valley, Manitoba
1947 ............ Rock Lake, Manitoba ... Gross Isle, MB ... Iberville, Manitoba
1948 ............ Gracevale, South Dakota ... Winfred (Lake) SD ... Tschetter, South
Dakota
1949 ............ Glendale, South Dakota ... Frankford* (Spink) SD ... Frankford, South
Dakota
1949 ............ Maxwell, South Dakota ... Scotland (Bon Homme) SD ... New Elmspring,
South
Dakota
1949 ............ Millerdale, South Dakota ... Miller (Hand) SD ... Milltown, Manitoba
1949 ............ Pearl Creek, South Dakota ... Iroquois (Kingsbury) SD ... Huron, South
Dakota
1949 ............ Platte, South Dakota ... Academy (Gregory) SD ... Bon Homme,
Manitoba
1949 ............ Riverside, South Dakota ... Huron (Beadle) SD ... Rockport, South
Dakota
1950 ............ Forest River, North Dakota... Fordville (Walsh) ND ... New Rosedale,
Manitoba
1950 ............ Springfield, Manitoba ... Anola, MB ... Poplar Point, Manitoba
1952 ............ Blumengart, South Dakota ... Wecota (Faulk) SD ... Blumengart,
Manitoba
1952 ............ Oak Bluff, Manitoba ... Morris, MB ... Elm River, Manitoba
1955 ............ Clark, South Dakota .... Raymond (Clark) SD ... Jamesville, South
Dakota
1955 ............ Crystal Springs, Manitoba ... Ste. Agathe, MB ... Sturgeon Creek,
Manitoba
1955 ............ Greenwald, Manitoba ... Dencross, MB ... Barickman, Manitoba
1956 ............ Spring Valley, Manitoba ... Glen Souris, MB ... James Valley,
Manitoba
1957 ............ Bloomfield, Manitoba ... Westbourne, MB ... Riverside, Manitoba
1957 ............ Rose Valley, Manitoba ... Graysville, MB ... Waldheim, Manitoba
1958 ............ Big Stone, Minnesota ... Graceville (Traverse) MN ... New Elmspring,
South
Dakota
1958 ............ Grant, Manitoba ... Elie, MB ... Bon Homme, Manitoba
1958 ............ Hillside, South Dakota ... Doland (Turner) SD ... Huron, South
Dakota
1958 ............ Hillside, Manitoba ... Justice, MB ... Old Rosedale, Manitoba
1958 ............ Plainview, South Dakota ... Ipswich (Edmunds) SD... Spink, South
Dakota
1959 ............ Bright Stone, Manitoba ... Lac du Bonnet, MB ... Maxwell, Manitoba
1959 ............ Deerboine, Manitoba ... Alexander, MB ... Riverdale, Manitoba
1959 ............ Fairholme, Manitoba ... Portage La Prairie, MB ... New Rosedale,
Manitoba
1960 ............ Clearwater, Manitoba ... Balmoral, MB ... Poplar Point, Manitoba
1961 ............ Homewood, Manitoba... Starbuck, MB ... Lakeside, Manitoba
1961 ............ Interlake, Manitoba ... Teulon, MB ... Rock Lake, Manitoba
1961 ............ Pembina, Manitoba ... Darlingford, MB ... Blumengart, Manitoba
1961 ............ Spring Creek, North Dakota ... Forbes (Dickey) ND ... Maxwell, South
Dakota
1961 ............ Whiteshell, Manitoba ... River Hills, MB ... Iberville, Manitoba
1962 ............ Cloverleaf, South Dakota ... Howard (Miner) SD ... Graceville, South
Dakota
1963 ............ Long Lake, South Dakota ... Wetonka (McPherson) SD ... Pearl Creek,
South
Dakota
1963 ............ Thunderbird, South Dakota ... Wecota (Faulk) SD ... Glendale, South
Dakota
1963 ............ Wolf Creek, South Dakota ... Olivet (Hutchinson) SD ... Tschetter, South
Dakota
1964 ........... Parkview, Manitoba ... Riding Mountain, MB ... Huron, Manitoba
1964 ........... Rainbow, Manitoba ... Isle des Chenes, MB ... Elm River, Manitoba
1964 ........... Spring Hill Creek, Manitoba ... Wessington Springs, MB ... Platte, South
Dakota
1964 ........... White Rock, South Dakota ... Rosholt (Roberts) SD ... Rosedale, South
Dakota
1965 ........... Glenway, Manitoba ... Dominion City, MB ... Milltown, Manitoba
1965 ........... Ridgeland, Manitoba ... Anola, MB ... Springfield, Manitoba
1967 ........... Oak Ridge, Manitoba ... Treherne, MB ... Barickman, Manitoba
1967 ........... Poinsett, South Dakota ... Estelline (Hamlin) SD ... New Elmspring, South
Dakota
1968 ........... Hidden Valley, Manitoba ... Austin, MB ... Sturgeon Creek, Manitoba
1969 ........... River Bend, Manitoba ... Carberry, MB ... Oak Bluff, Manitoba
1969 ........... Suncrest, Manitoba ... Tourond, MB ... Crystal Springs, Manitoba
1970 ........... Maple River, South Dakota ... Fullerton, SD ... Blumengart, South
Dakota
1970 ........... Wellwood, Manitoba ... Dunrea, MB ... Spring Valley, Manitoba
1970 ........... Greenwood, South Dakota ... Delmont (Mix) SD... Jamesville, South
Dakota
1970 ........... Pembrook, South Dakota ... Ipswich (Edmunds) SD ... Tschetter, South
Dakota
1971 ........... Deerfield, South Dakota ... Ipswich (Edmunds) SD ... Plainview, South
Dakota
1971 ........... Fairview, North Dakota ... LaMour (LaMoure) ND ... Rockport, South
Dakota
1971 ........... Woodland, Manitoba ... Poplar Point, MB ... Old Rosedale, Manitoba
1971 ........... Glendale Farm, South Dakota ... Britton (Marshall) SD ... Glendale, South
Dakota
1972 .......... Airport, Manitoba... McDonald, MB ... New Rosedale, Manitoba
1972 .......... Cedar Grove, South Dakota ... Platte (Charles) SD ... Bon Homme, South
Dakota
1972 .......... Grass River, Manitoba ... Glenella, MB ... Grant, Manitoba
1972 .......... Marble Ridge, Manitoba ... Hodgson, MB ... Bloomfield, Manitoba
1972 .......... Mayfair, Manitoba ... Lena, MB ... Riverside, South Dakota
1972 .......... New Dale, Manitoba ... Souris, MB ... Bon Homme, Manitoba
1972 .......... Gracevale Farm, South Dakota ... Bushnell (Brookings) SD ... Graceville,
South Dakota
1972 .......... Hillside Farm, South Dakota ... Elkton (Brookings) SD ... Hillside, South
Dakota
1973 .......... Pleasant Valley, South Dakota ... Flandeau (Moody) SD ... Big Stone,
Minnesota
* The AAA Map of South Dakota spells this town "Frankfort".
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