My gggrandfather Wolfgang Johannes ADELHOCH was born 10 June 1784 at > Refthal, Oberpfalz, Bayern, according to information that I have received. > I am unable to locate "Refthal" using Mapquest, geo@genealogy.net or > maps@microsoft.com. Is this a geographical area rather than a town? My > earliest known ancestors come from Samberg or Sänberg in the Oberpfalz. > Are these 2 spellings variations of the same place? Neither is in > geo@genealogy.net or maps@microsoft.com, but Samberg is shown in Mapquest. > There is a place called REFTHAL, County Regensburg, Oberpfalz. It was not really a place it was a "solitude" according to the Official List of Places in Bavaria. SAMBERG is in the vicinity of the above and it was graded a "village". Wilhelm from Austria