[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sophienfeld [was: Die Kartei Quassowski]

[Irene Kopetzke]

Andrew Wilm <awilm at telusplanet.net> wrote:
> Family history has it that the family originated in a place
> called Sophenfield (probably an Anglicised spelling of
> Sophienfeld or Sofenfeld or something like that).It must have
> been a particularly small village or settlement because
> I`ve not been able to find any hint or trace of it anywhere.


The Hoefer map shows a SOPHIENFELD / ZOFIEWO about 12 km
(7.5 miles) almost east of Rypin (Rippin). In 1904, this area
would have been part of Russian Poland. Zofiewo is located
about 70 km (43 miles) SSW of Osterode.

Irene Kopetzke
kopetzke at uni.de