[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Liessapol????

[Dave Obee]

For an online map with much better detail, go to www.volhynia.com , click on the link for modern 1:100,000 scale maps, then western Volhynia. You would want the frame with Kostopol, which is the one north of Rowno.

Dave Obee

----- Original Message -----
From: MaizieRae at aol.com
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008 20:06
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Liessapol????
To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org

> Dear Listers,  
> 
> I have a Friedrich BAKAS / BACKHAUS / BACKUS, born in  
> Volhynia, and his 
> family that immigrated to the U.S. from Volhynia in 1894  
> aboard the s. s. 
> Dresden.  On the ship manifest, Nationality is  
> Russian and Last residence is 
> "Liessapol."
>  
> I can't find a Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, or German  
> "Liessapol" anywhere on 
> a map, and not in Volhynia  anywhere.  Does anyone 
> know what place this might 
> be?  Most likely it  is misspelled?
>  
> Two of Friedrich's daughters were born in  Friedrichsdorf 
> (Solomka -German, 
> Соломка - Russian & Ukrainian) north of Rowno  (Rivne/ 
> PiBHe) in Volhynia.  
>  
> One of Friedrich's brothers, Johann BAKAS /  BACKHAUS / 
> BACKUS, immgrated to 
> the U.S. in 1895 aboard the s.s.  München.  Johann's 
> Last residence was 
> "Solumke" which is a misspelling  of Solomka aka 
> Friedrichsdorf.  One of Johann's 
> daughter's was also born in  Friedrichsdorf.
>  
> Any help would be appreciated on locating the town  
> Liessapol, which I cannot 
> find anywhere around Solomka (or anywhere  else).
>  
> By the way, for those who are interested, I believe I may  
> have found 
> Friedrichsdorf / Solomka / Соломка on a Ukrainian online 
> roadmap.  Go  to: 
>  _http://lemko.org/atlas/atlas.html_ 
> (http://lemko.org/atlas/atlas.html)   
>  
> Look for the town of PIBHE  (this is Rowno/Rivne).  
> Follow directions for 
> enlarging the map by clicking  on it if necessary.  
> Directly north and slightly 
> to the east of  PIBHE you will find the village of 
> Соломка.   Someone please 
> correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is the location 
> of  Solomka aka 
> Friedrichsdorf.  
>  
> Thanks for  your help in advance, 
> Linda  Freehling
>  
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