Radius Search from a Geographic Coordinate
Our ancestors were mobile and you may find some of your family moved 10, 20, 30, or 50 miles from your ancestral town.
You can search a circular area from the latitude/longitude of your town from a distance of 1 mile to 100 miles.
You can find the latitude and longitude of your town using the
This radius search allows you to cross the boundaries of
Wojewodztwa, giving you a more flexible tool than using the Geographical Region restriction.
1. Enter the Latitude and Longitude of your town
(example 5145, 1928 for Lodz).
2. Select a radius of from 1 to 100 miles.
3. Geographical Region should be set to “All Regions”
4. Click Start Search
To search for your surname in a particular town, you must enter the town’s latitude and longitude and then specify a search radius of one mile from that town.
Do not enter 0 miles. If you enter 0, the system will not work!