I am new to this facility, so my question may have been asked before. I am researching where my ancestors came from, and understand it was this section of Germany. Is there an index of surname occurrences for this region? For example: Where (in what cities or other political subdivision) in the Palatinate would I likely find the surnames LENTZ (maybe LENZ) and FLORA? Is there a map of the section of Germany called the Palatinate? I realize the description is "along the Rhine river, in the States of Rhineland Westfallen, and portions of Alsace Lorraine". That is not altogether clear. Are the cities of Koeln, Wuppertal, Saarbruecken, Trier, Aachen, Heidelberg or the Black Forest included? I hope you get my point. Thanks for help. Jim Duggan genealogy@jimduggan.com