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 Grushka

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Grushka Ukr. Podolia Balta Hrushka 48°20'50"/30°17'30"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Krasnohirka Ukr. Podolia Balta Krasnogorka 12.54 48°19'18"/30°27'24"
Holovanivs'k Ukr. Podolia Balta Holovanivs'k [Ukr], Golovanevsk [Rus], Holovenevsk [Yid], Hołowaniewskie [Pol], Golvanevsk 13.16 48°23'05"/30°27'38"
Kamennaya Krinitsa Ukr. Podolia Balta Kamiana Krynytsia 14.34 48°25'03"/30°07'44"
Mezhyrichka Ukr. Podolia Balta Mezhirichka, Mezhirechka 15.80 48°24'10"/30°29'19"
Mogil'noye Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Mohylne, Mogil'no, Mohyl'ne 20.36 48°16'31"/30°02'18"
Kolodistoye Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Kolodyste 20.39 48°29'22"/30°07'03"
Moshchene Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Moshchëna, Moshchenoe 21.89 48°21'09"/29°59'44"
Ladizhnenka Ukr. Kiev Uman Ladyzhinka [Rus], Ladyzhynka [Ukr], Ładyżynka [Pol], Ladyzhenka 22.37 48°32'44"/30°14'32"
Lupolovo Ukr. Podolia Balta Lupolove (Not recognized in BGN gazetteer) 22.56 48°08'40"/30°18'12"
Goloskovo Ukr. Podolia Balta Holoskove [Ukr], Goloskov [Rus], Holoskov [Yid], Hołosków [Pol], Goloskowo, Goloskovo, Oleskov 22.98 48°09'55"/30°26'21"
Pushkove Ukr. Podolia Balta Pushkovo 24.35 48°15'27"/30°35'31"
Salkovo Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Salkove, Sal'kov 25.23 48°15'00"/29°58'60"
Mala Mechetna Ukr. Podolia Balta 26.05 48°07'53"/30°25'44"
Khoshchevatoye Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Khashchuvatye [Ukr], Khoshchevatoye [Rus], Khashtshevate [Yid], Chaszczowata [Pol], Khashchevata, Khashchevato, Khashchevatoye, Hachtchevaty, Chascuvate, Hașciuvate 26.20 48°18'09"/29°56'37"
Khashchuvatye Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Khashchuvatye [Ukr], Khoshchevatoye [Rus], Khashtshevate [Yid], Chaszczowata [Pol], Khashchevata, Khashchevato, Khashchevatoye, Hachtchevaty, Chascuvate, Hașciuvate 26.20 48°18'09"/29°56'37"
Perehonivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Peregonovka 26.64 48°31'56"/30°31'15"
Kazavchin Ukr. Podolia Balta Kazavchyn, Kazovchin, Kazavehin, Kazavchin 26.92 48°16'30"/29°56'39"
Posukhivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Posukhovka 27.84 48°33'02"/30°04'18"
Savran' Ukr. Podolia Balta Savran' [Rus, Ukr], Savran [Yid], Sawrań [Pol] 28.73 48°07'45"/30°05'00"
Hayvoron Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Hayvoro, [Ukr], Gaivoro, [Rus], Gayvoron, Haivoron, Hajworon 31.36 48°20'18"/29°52'03"
Tryduby Ukr. Podolia Balta Tridubi, Triduby 31.49 48°04'32"/30°24'46"
Ternovka Ukr. Podolia Gaysin Ternivka [Ukr], Ternovka [Rus], Ternevke [Yid], Ternówka [Pol], Tarnovka, Ternefke 31.84 48°32'20"/29°58'16"
Pokatilovo Ukr. Kiev Uman Pokatilovo [Rus], Pokotylove [Ukr], Pokitilov [Yid], Pokotyłowo [Pol], Pokotilovo, Pokotilova 32.78 48°28'24"/30°41'35"
Dubovo Ukr. Kiev Uman Dubova [Ukr, Yid], Dubovo [Rus], Dubowa [Pol], Dubrovo 34.10 48°38'09"/30°26'51"
Maksymovka Ukr. Kiev Uman Maksymivka 35.07 48°36'48"/30°02'10"
Velyka Mechetnia Ukr. Podolia Balta Velikaya Mechetna, Velikaya Mechetnya 36.18 48°05'22"/30°35'24"
Sekretarka Ukr. Podolia Balta 37.24 48°03'02"/30°31'30"
Iosipovka Ukr. Podolia Balta Yosypivka [Ukr], Iosipovka [Rus, since 1944], Yuzefpol [Rus, Yid], Józefpol [Pol], Josypivka, Yosipovka, Ludvinka, Ludwinka, Lidvinka, Lyudvinka 38.74 48°15'05"/30°47'43"
Yosypivka Ukr. Podolia Balta Yosypivka [Ukr], Iosipovka [Rus, since 1944], Yuzefpol [Rus, Yid], Józefpol [Pol], Josypivka, Yosipovka, Ludvinka, Ludwinka, Lidvinka, Lyudvinka 38.74 48°15'05"/30°47'43"
Krychunove Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Krichunove, Krichunovo, Krichinovo 39.80 47°59'47"/30°10'60"