JBalen1234@aol.com wrote: > > Hi all, > Some of the few records I have for Balen surname from area of Lovinac and > Sveti Rok, contains some addresses. For example.. SvR 200, or SvR 149. > A very few, just say Balenska Plana, no numbers. > Could this be a small settlement of Balen's? > Time frame is 1890's to early 1900's > > Thanks for any help > Judy Sveti Rok is now located in Lic^ko-senjska county. No surname Balen was listed under Lovinac. But, the Croatian telephone directory listed 7 surname Balen under Sveti Rok. addresses SvR 167 SvR 241 SvR 240 SvR 231 SvR 230 SvR 194 If a village or settlement was small enough it would have no official streets and just house numbers were used for addresses. A Frank Pryor from country of New Zealand had lived in Sveti Rok a number of years and he may know ? His email address below may be still valid. Frank.Pryor@xtra.co.nz