Thank you, all, for the very informative replies! This is great information. I believe, at this point, for me it is a bit difficult to try and find a town or village-- but never say never in this kind of research, indeed.
I will post a general thread saying who I am looking for-- I think I might have not done so previously because I didn't think through it enough; even if I put out what I have out there, I am doing that and using what I can to try and (at least show a record) of who I am looking for.
Thank you all, again!