Kossow Poleski

[Gabriel Kunik]

My grandfather (Joseph) born in Kossow Poleski around the year 1900. He emigrated to Argentina around the year 1920 and that their parents were in Kossow Poleski and died in WWII. His father was called Aron and its mother Rifke Szer( Sher ?).
Me it would make very happy if somebody can contribute some additional data to me.
In addition, it wanted to know if Kossow Poleski now is called Kossovo or Kossovo Polesskoe.
Thanks.

[Lavrentiy Krupniak]

Hello Gabriel, Kosow Polski is Kossovo. Here is MapQuest map showing its location: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?zo ... =H8XQarYth

In the Verkhustie thread is a Polish map.

[Sergei Zhukovich]

That's right. Kossow Poleski is Kossovo.
Curious, the name of a small railway station in Nekhachevo is Kossovo Poleski too (or Kossovo-Polesskoe). Though this station is located in 13 km from Kossovo. It's the closest railway station to Kossovo.

[Gabriel Kunik]

Hello Sergei !!, thank you very much by the data. Kossovo is in Brest region or Grodno region today ?.
You can say where to find information to me on this town in the Web. It wanted to find data of my ancestors...
Finally, where are you from?

[Gabriel Kunik]

That's right. Kossow Poleski is Kossovo.
Curious, the name of a small railway station in Nekhachevo is Kossovo Poleski too (or Kossovo-Polesskoe). Though this station is located in 13 km from Kossovo. It's the closest railway station to Kossovo.

Sergei, I thought that Kossow Poleski was a town near Slonim (to the south), that its station of train was Nekhachevo... that their coordinates were 52 45 25 09 and in the map that is in http://people.netscape.com/morse/barg/polish.gif he is very different ... Kossovo is very to the east of Slonim... In addition, it thought that Kossow Poleski was in Grodno province ... which is the error ???
I hope that you can help me in this puzzle !!!

[Sergei Zhukovich]

Kossovo is located about 35 km to the South of Slonim. The station's name is Kossovo-Polesskoe, but it's located in the village of Nekhachevo. Your coordinates are exact. But on the map you've mentioned there is neither Slonim, nor Kossovo. At the top of the map you can see only Niechaczewo (Nekhachevo) and St.Kosow (station Kossovo) close to it. Station is "stancia" in Polish. The city of Kossovo is out of this map, it must be right over the top of it. And you are right, Kossovo was in Grodno gubernia (province) in Tsar Russia. At present time it's in Brest region (or province).

[Lavrentiy Krupniak]

Finally, where are you from?

I reside in Silver Spring, Maryland USA

[Lavrentiy Krupniak]

Today, Kossovo is in the Ivatsevichi district (raion) of Brest oblast:

[Lavrentiy Krupniak]

Hello Gabriel,

Here are two maps which help show the areal extent of Belarus' current oblasts (provinces/regions) and the areal extent of the relevant old Russian Empire guberniya:

Current Oblasts: http://www.president.gov.by/eng/map/mapadm.shtml

Relevant Russian Guberniya: http://feefhs.org/maps/ruse/re-belar.html

[Gabriel Kunik]

Here are two maps which help show the areal extent of Belarus' current oblasts (provinces/regions) and the areal extent of the relevant old Russian Empire guberniya

ok, thank you. I will see those maps.

[Gabriel Kunik]

I reside in Silver Spring, Maryland USA

Lavrentiy !!, I reside in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I insist...you can say me where to find information on the town Kossow Poleski in the Web ?. It wanted to find data of my ancestors...

Thank you.

[Gabriel Kunik]

Sergei !!
You can say me where to find information me on this town in the Web. It wanted to find data of my ancestors... and where are you from ?

[Lavrentiy Krupniak]

Hello Gabriel, I doubt that on the Web you'll find genealogically specific information about Kossovo. To obtain genealogy information you need to perform research. This is accomplished by, among other ways, contacting various archives and local registry offices in Belarus and archives in Russia
(e.g., for military records). Are your ancestors Poles, Belarusians, or Jews, or other? Have you checked the Mormon Family Histroy Library to determine if they have microfilmed any relevant records...they have some Roman Catholic parish records:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... ns=*,180,0?

[Gabriel Kunik]

Ok, Lavrentiy. Thanks for the information.

[Lavrentiy Krupniak]

Hello Gabriel, Your ancestors were Jews. The Jewishgen Belarus Special Interest Group has a lot of information which will be helpful to you, including what Jewish records
are available, plus via Jewishgen's Family Finder you can find others who
are researching your shtetl and/or your ancestors:

http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/

The link to Jewishgen's Family Finder:

http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/

[Gabriel Kunik]

Yes Lavrentiy, this already knew it, but I could not find information in that site. Thank you very much in any case.

[Gabriel Kunik]

Sergei, You can say me where to find information me on this town in the Web. It wanted to find data of my ancestors... and where are you from ? I reside in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Thanks for all

[Sergei Zhukovich]

I live in Bereza, Brest region. The only web site about Kossovo I know is [Web site does not exist now. Link was removed.]

[Viktar Kalinouski]

Dear Sir!

If you are familiar with cyryllic fonts you can find it on our site: http://www.radzima.org

We'll try to open English version in March 2003.
For more information you cam contact me.

[Gabriel Kunik]

Thanks Viktar, but I will wait the english version.

[Ronit]

Hi,

My grandparents are from Kossov-Poleski too. They came to Israel during the 20s but most of their family was murdered during WW2. I know that there is a memorial booklet for that town but could not get it anywhere (published in the 50s in Israel by the people who came from Kossuv, both in Hebrew & Yidish).

It is very likely that someone poses a copy and can give you the information.

Good luck,
Ronit.

[Gabriel Kunik]

You must lookin for at www.jewishgen.org

Good luck.