Last week as an improvement the < http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm > adjusted their format. Those of you who know me know that I had preferred the < heavens-above> location as it identified hearby towns ("Nearest Neighbours") which helped figure out where ancestors might have moved from or to, < http://www.heavens-above.com/countries.asp > and the distance to those neighboring towns in kilometers. The fact that < heavens-above > did not have maps was not a problem as maps were always available at a number of other sites if maps to determine hills and valleys between the towns could have aided or denied movement. On July 20, I noticed that the < jewishgen.org > site added the same idea of nearby towns to its site. This addition is in miles so it adds additional town possibilities. Of course, the < http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm > site still includes links to on-line basic maps. If we are stumped for possible movement of our ancestors, we now have two possibilities at these web sites to determine potential new locations. djweber [email protected]