Berlinchen
(now Barlinek in Poland) seems to be the closest thing to a hometown for the
Hoeft family. Three of Karl and Ernestine Hoeft's children were born
there including Adolph, Franz, and Karl between 1866 and 1873. The family story had been that the Hoefts had come from Berlin -- almost right.
The history of Berlinchen goes back to the
thirteenth century but there isn't enough information to indicate how long Hoeft family was in this area beyond the nineteenth century. In 1852 the population was around 3,800 inhabitants.[1] Images of Berlinchen can be found at http://prussianpoland.com. Bill Remus provides some current day images of Berlinchen at this website remus.shidler.hawaii.edu. A brief outline of the history of Berlinchen can be found here brandenberg.rz.htw-berlin.de based as it indicates on a Wikipedia entry with some corrections and additions.
[1] Ungewitter, Franz Heinrich. Europe, Past and Present: A Comprehensive Manual of European Geography and
History,[etc.],, page 467, G.P. Putnam, 1852.
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