To learn about Wurttemberg see: http://96.1911encyclopedia.org/W/WU/WURTTEMBERG.htm To learn about Hesse Darmstadt see: http://24.1911encyclopedia.org/H/HE/HESSE_DARMSTADT.htm Both being landlocked with out coasts neither had a port, however Hesse-Darmstadt did straddle the Rhine River so the emigrant could have started his journey by river boat. ----- Original Message ----- From: <NancyL916@aol.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:45 AM Subject: [HESSE] Re: Hesse D towns and port? > > According to records my ancestor came from Wuttenburg. Then on Census and > death record in New york he's listed as borth Hesse-D. > > I know Baden-Wuttenburg and Bayern were seperate areas. Would one have left > from Wuttenburg in 1850 or there was no port? > > Is there any web source to list the towns consisting of Hesse-Darmstadt at > that time? > > Tks > Nancy > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language > Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm > >