[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Elzbiecin map location

[Jerry Frank]

Your village is still there Margaret.

Go to http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/x-ussr/ukraine.html and click 
on Luck.  These by the way are modern maps created between 1972 and 2000.

Click on #39 and enlarge the resulting map if necessary.  The large 
town at vertical #78 and horizontal #44 (starts with P) is Rozhishche 
(being one of its numerous spelling variations).  Just to the right 
of there, right of vertical #82 and just below #46, is a place that 
starts with E.  That is your Elzbiecin.

Another option without the Cyrillic is 
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm .  Again click 
on Luck at vertical 43, horizontal 51.  This is a bit longer download 
but not too bad.  There is no suitable grid on the map so follow the 
rail line near the bottom right corner west, then northwest.  Where 
it makes a curve to cross the Styr River, you will find Rozyszcze and 
to the right, Jelizamelin = Elzbiecin.

These are older maps which offer some advantage in finding places 
c.1910 but have the disadvantage of a smaller scale at 
1:200,000.  They also have a lot of spelling errors which I believe 
is the case with Jelizamelin.


Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca



At 05:58 AM 28/10/2005, marlo wrote:
>Jerry, I like the map you mentioned in your message.  However, I am 
>looking for Elizbiecen or Elisaberthine and
>I thought it was near Rozhishche.  I found the block that
>has Rozhishche in it but when I enlarged it it was in Russian?
>And also on the top it says 1924.  I am assuming that is the
>year of this particular map.  My mother-in-law was born in the 
>mentioned village in 1888 so I doubt if it is still around in this
>1924 map, right?  Can you help me locate the village?  Perhaps on an 
>older map?  And possibly in German?
>(I know I am asking the impossible but in genealogy anything
>is possible>)
>Thank you.   Margaret
>
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