Gazetteer of the Pale

        The Pale of Jewish Settlement existed from the late 1790’s until 1917. Much of Jewish ancestry hails from this region making it a popular target for Jewish research. After 1825, the Pale consisted of the fifteen western provinces of the Russian Empire, not including the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland). Before 1825 the province of Astrakhan was included, and until 1887 the Taganrog district around the mouth of the Don river was attached to the province of Ekaterinoslav. A small number of localities have been included from these areas. By 1881 there were 2.9 million Jews living in the Pale of Settlement, which amounted to 12.5% of the total population of Imperial Russia.
        The Gazetteer has been assembled to assist in finding settlements, once home to Jews, in over 5,000 locations in the former Pale. Many of these were home for Jews up to the end of WWI, as well as between WWI and WWII. Distinguishing between these two periods is not accomplished by this data set. However, comparisons of proximity for locations up to a 40 kilometer radius are given for every place search and links to additional information are found on pins in the map window. Localities (1,469) with links in the District column in search results are part of the JewishGen Communities Database.
 
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Results for Gritsevo

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Gritsevo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Jewish agri col. 1836. (Not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 54°24'14"/30°06'57"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Starasel'lye Bel. Mogilev Orsha Starasel'lye [Bel], Starosel'ye [Rus], Strashelye [Yid], Starosiele [Pol], Starosele, Staroselia, Staresiele, Staroselje, Starasielle 9.37 54°19'11"/30°06'27"
Kokhanovo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Kokhanovo [Rus], Kochanov [Yid], Kochanaŭ [Bel], Kochanowo [Pol], Kochanava 9.73 54°27'40"/30°00'06"
Kalinovka Bel. Mogilev Orsha Jewish agri col. 1836. (Not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 12.72 54°17'38"/30°10'13"
Kopys' Bel. Mogilev Gorki Kopys' [Rus], Kapust [Yid], Kopyś [Bel, Pol], Kopust, Kopis 14.48 54°19'20"/30°17'23"
Baran' Bel. Mogilev Orsha Baran' [Rus, Bel], Barań [Pol] 15.37 54°28'42"/30°18'57"
Smolyany Bel. Mogilev Orsha Smalyany [Bel], Smolyany [Rus], Smolia, [Yid], Smolany [Pol], Smalany, Smoliany, Smolyani, Smoljany, Smaljani, Smaĺjany, Shmilyan 21.89 54°35'55"/30°03'52"
Orsha Bel. Mogilev Orsha Orsha [Rus, Yid], Vorša [Bel], Orsza [Pol], Orscha [Ger], Orša [Lith, Latv], Orshe, Orcha 22.25 54°30'49"/30°24'13"
Shklow Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Shklow [Bel], Shklov [Rus, Yid], Szkłów [Pol], Škłoŭ [Bel], Shkloŭ, Schklou 23.97 54°12'47"/30°17'14"
Kruhlaye Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Kruhlaye [Bel], Krugloye [Rus], Krugla [Yid], Kruhłoje [Pol], Kruhłaje, Krugloje, Krugloe, Kruglae, Kruhłe, Krula 26.68 54°15'11"/29°47'45"
Talachyn Bel. Mogilev Senno Talachyn [Bel], Tolochin [Rus], Tolotchin [Yid], Tołoczyn [Pol], Tolochino, Tałačyn 27.33 54°24'36"/29°41'37"
Ryzhkavichy Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Ryzhkovichi (only visible on some hist. maps) 28.19 54°10'48"/30°19'08"
Abol'tsy Bel. Mogilev Orsha Abol'tsy [Bel], Oboltsy [Rus], Oboltzi [Yid], Obolce [Pol], Obl'tsy, Abol'cy, Aboltsy 28.30 54°35'42"/29°49'34"
Matievo Bel. Mogilev Senno Matiyëvo 31.80 54°23'36"/29°37'29"
Kokovchino Bel. Mogilev Senno Kakowchyna, Kakovchino 31.83 54°41'23"/30°05'15"
Naprasnovka Bel. Mogilev Gorki 33.01 54°19'09"/30°36'14"
Teterin Russ. Mogilev Mogilev Teterin [Rus], Teteryn [Pol], Teterino 36.00 54°09'19"/29°45'37"
Budno Bel. Mogilev Senno Budna 38.06 54°41'09"/29°46'53"
Sloveni Bel. Mogilev Senno Sloveni [Rus], Slaveni [Bel], Słowenia [Pol], Slavyeni, Słowieni, Słavieni 39.06 54°20'36"/29°31'18"
Orekhovsk Bel. Mogilev Orsha Orekhovsk [Rus, since 1946], Orekhi-Vydritsa [before 1946], Arechaŭsk [Bel], Orzechowsk [Pol], Arekhawsk, Orekhi 39.66 54°41'05"/30°29'41"
Petrashi Bel. Mogilev Senno Petrashy, Petraszy 39.73 54°34'18"/29°34'21"