[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Village Maga-Ibafai-Hungary

[joepessarra]

JewishGen ShtetlSeeker at http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp
finds Maga at:
 
Mága, Mágahíd populated place 48°04' N 21°46' E  E M U G Hungary  130.5
miles ENE of Budapest 47°30' N 19°5' E

It finds Ibafa at:

Ibafa, Gyůrůfů, Korpád, Sormas populated place 46°09' N 17°55' E  E M U G
Hungary  108.3 miles SSW of Budapest 47°30' N 19°5' E

The two locations are not close to each other.

If you go to this location, the 1913 gazeteer of Hungary, you will find
Ibafai:

http://www.radixhub.com/radixhub/gazetteers/1913/baranya.htm

Ibafai is shown as a Notary District.  Korpád (Ibafa) is shown as a town in
Ibafai district.  However, there is no Maga shown as a town in Ibafai
district.

The county name is Baranya.

If you just use part of the URL above,

http://www.radixhub.com/radixhub/gazetteers/1913/

you will find the starting page for this gazetteer, which shows all of the
counties.  But, I think the Ibafai district above is probably right, and the
town of Maga must be there.  It might be a very small village.

Not a lot of help.  Good luck.

Joe in Texas

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[mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Randy
Marks
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:25 PM
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Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Village Maga-Ibafai-Hungary

I am trying to find the location where my grandmother was born.
Her US Social Security Application indicates place of birth.
The form requests place of birt be specified as City-County-State.
Her entry on the form is:
    Hungary-Ibafai-Maga  (could also be Niaga).

I am assuming Ibafai is a county or district, and Maga/Niaga is a village.

I have been able to find a village named Ibafa, but have not had success 
finding Maga in a county or district named Ibafai.
The US Social application is dated 31-Jan-1963 (in case she specified 
birthplace using place names as they existed at that time).
She immigrated to the US around 1910-1920.
Have tried Google maps, and TerraServer and other resources but cannot come 
up with a conclusive match for the place name she specified.

Any help locating her birthplace on a map would be appreciated.

Randy 


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