Anybody Know what Knewegvizet could be?

I recently was looking at ship's records for my ancestors arrival in America. My grandfather was from Rypin, in Central Poland. I've known that for quite some time.

But, on the ship's records, his brother's last residence is listed as what looks like in handwritten records as "Knewegvizet," Russia. Of course at that time, Rypin was also listed as being in Russia. (Congress Poland). This place of origin is written twice, and I tried to see if I have "w" mixed up with "m" or with written together "i and v" It looks like it is "Knewegvizet."

This does not look Polish, German or anything I know of. I attempted to google it, went also to the villlages of origin on the Jewish genealogy website and nothing.

The time period is 1907.

Anyone have any ideas what this place could be, or did some clerk just have no idea how to spell where he really came from?

Thanks for any ideas.

"Knewegvizet"... This does not look polish, does not sound polish either. But i'm not sure, in Poland there are many places that even poles would think, after hearing the name, are not in poland. Sounds a little german, so if it's in poland i would look in south west, were the german influence was very high.

Then again if it's just a mistake made by a clerk that didn't know how to write it, it can be anything and anywhere.

Thanks.....it was a long shot to see if anyone knew of this strange name. I took the ending part and googled it and I get a Hungarian folk song. But, I really believe the brothers would have lived fairly close together and Rypin is no where near the Hungarian border.

One of those mysteries of genealogy. He is an offshoot, though so I am on to my direct line. :-)

Could it possibly be:

Gniewkowice 50°17' 17°55' E M U G Poland 190.2 miles SW of Warszawa 52°15' 21°0'
Gniewkowiec 52°55' 18°09' E M U G Poland 128.1 miles WNW of Warszawa 52°15' 21°0'


go to JewishGen.org. This is where I found these areas

Thanks GrandeSande!

That does look plausible! :-)