Donna, Bavaria is a state of Germany, much like California is a state of the US, except there are many fewer states in Germany than the US. so, they are proportionally larger compared to the whole country. There may be many cities with names like Barrostot, but one that sounds similar in Bavaria is Bauschlott. Others in Germany are: Barstadt, Barstede, Berstadt, Bierstadt, Borrstadt, Bredstedt, Broistedt, and Burstadt. That is providing the first letter really was a b. If you go with other first letters that could be confused with a "b", you can have villages that start with "f" and maybe a "v": with all of the variations seen in "b" villages. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Donna Osborn [mailto:dosborn@pldi.net] Sent: Sat 4/23/2005 12:28 AM To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: New to this List One of my great greatrand fathers was born in Barvaria, Germany, and the other Barrastot, Germany. Has anyone know where these places are at, and something about thses areas. I have looked for year to try and find Barrastot, Germany, was it a villiage, county, some part od Germany? Donna Osborn

RE: New to this ListIs there a Town that is close to the spelling of Barrastot in Barvania, I dont have a map of this region does anyone know where I can find one. My ancestors would be about in the 1800 in this region before coming to the United States, there name was Knoffloch. Anyone out there working on this name.? ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Frank To: Donna Osborn ; Bavaria-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: RE: New to this List Donna, Bavaria is a state of Germany, much like California is a state of the US, except there are many fewer states in Germany than the US. so, they are proportionally larger compared to the whole country. There may be many cities with names like Barrostot, but one that sounds similar in Bavaria is Bauschlott. Others in Germany are: Barstadt, Barstede, Berstadt, Bierstadt, Borrstadt, Bredstedt, Broistedt, and Burstadt. That is providing the first letter really was a b. If you go with other first letters that could be confused with a "b", you can have villages that start with "f" and maybe a "v": with all of the variations seen in "b" villages. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Donna Osborn [mailto:dosborn@pldi.net] Sent: Sat 4/23/2005 12:28 AM To: BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: New to this List One of my great greatrand fathers was born in Barvaria, Germany, and the other Barrastot, Germany. Has anyone know where these places are at, and something about thses areas. I have looked for year to try and find Barrastot, Germany, was it a villiage, county, some part od Germany? Donna Osborn