Huck

Huck (also: Splavnukha, Splavnucha, Splawnucha). 51º05' N 45º22' E.

Founded: 1 July 1767 by the Government.

Denomination: Reformed - Huck belonged to the Norka congregation according to the 1798 census.

Population: 306 (1767), 319 (1769), 380 (1773), 694 (1798), 9600 (1912), 4921 (1926).

Huck is located on the Bergseite, approximately 50 miles southwest of Saratov along the Yelkhovka Creek, near the Splavnukha River from which it takes its Russian name.
 
In January 1887, nineteen families left Huck, eventually settling in the Argentinean village of San Antonio. On May 25, 1889, another fourteen families from Huck arrived in San Antonio, followed by another seventeen families on 21 November 1891.

On May 25, 1889, another eleven families from Huck arrived in San Antonio, followed by another seventeen families on November 21, 1891.

Grave markers of people born in Huck who immigrated to San Antonio, Entre Ríos, Argentina

Three images of what is believed to be the former German school house in Huck (2006). Photos courtesy of Steve Schreiber.