Hi Deborah, might be Hindlingen or Henflingen, in the south of Haut Rhin Departement (= Ober Elsass). However there are many villages ending with -ing or -ingen in that area. The best would be to send me a scan of the original word. Etienne > Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:39:17 -0400 > From: "Richard & Deborah Owens" <flaowens@verizon.net> > > DearList, > > I have a German church record of a 1663 marriage entry indicating > that the bride was from Eynling, Ober Elsass. > > Mapquest shows no such town. > > www.genealoj.org/ENtexte/page16.html shows no town of that > spelling in German or French. > > Anybody have any idea what this place might be? Thanks > > Deborah