Hi,
It was suggested that my grandfather came from this area. I have not had any luck finding any info out about him and his homeland ( Russia or Belarus). Any suggestions are most greatly appreciated.
K

Hi K.

"it was suggested" will not do. What US documents have you located on your MAKAREVICH ancestor?

K.

distribution of MAKAREWICZ surname holders in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/makarewicz.html
map of Poland's wojewodztwos:
http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/

what did your ancestor considered himself to be Polish, Russian, Belorussian?

Smil’nytsya, Smolnica, Smol’nitsa populated place 49°28' N 22°43' E E M U G Ukraine 352.7 miles W of Kyyiv 50°26' N 30°31' E
Smolnica populated place 50°14' N 18°37' E E M U G Poland 173.2 miles SW of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E
Smolnica populated place 52°43' N 16°26' E E M U G Poland 195.0 miles WNW of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E
Bärfelde, Smolnica populated place 52°47' N 14°38' E E M U G Poland 269.8 miles W of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E
Smolnica populated place 54°19' N 23°02' E E M U G Poland 165.9 miles NNE of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E
Smolanica, Smolyanitsa populated place 52°42' N 24°38' E E M U G Belarus 146.4 miles WSW of Minsk 53°54' N 27°34' E

www.maplandia.com
http://www.collinsmaps.com/maps/Belarus/206947C.aspx
http://igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG100

to translit your ancestral surname http://translit.cc/

K.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?forum=belar...

http://www.mapywig.org/m/wig100k/P38_S39_PRUZANA.jpg
top of the map 162; come down to SMOLANICA
http://igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG100

Smolanica, Smolyanitsa populated place 52°42' N 24°38' E E M U G Belarus 146.4 miles WSW of Minsk 53°54' N 27°34' E