Posted on: Sangamon County, Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Sangamon/1678 Surname: Maisel ------------------------- I wish to determine where in Germany my great-great-grandfather George Adam MAISEL originated. He brought his family to the United States about 1847 and settled in Springfield, Illinois, shortly before 1860. The 1860 census gives his birthplace as PINE (or P'NE), GERMANY. The 1870 shows daughter Charlotte to have been born in BAIME (or BAINE). What part of Germany do these designations actually refer to?