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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 1.17 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 1.53 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 3.26 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 3.58 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 4.35 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 7.81 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 8.82 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 9.08 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 9.88 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 10.57 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 11.69 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 12.03 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 12.23 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 12.36 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 12.42 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 12.56 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 12.59 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 12.62 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 13.17 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 13.64 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 14.65 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 14.99 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 15.06 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 15.70 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 15.80 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 16.55 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 17.21 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 17.24 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 17.67 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 17.85 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 18.28 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 18.29 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 18.66 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 18.75 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 19.21 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 19.31 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 20.34 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 20.61 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 20.90 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 21.20 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 21.27 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 21.48 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 21.58 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 21.75 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 21.83 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 22.67 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 22.85 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 22.92 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 23.00 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 23.05 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 23.48 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 23.70 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 23.72 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 24.14 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 25.28 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 25.53 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 25.78 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 26.20 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 26.30 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 26.33 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 27.42 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 27.45 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 27.50 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 27.67 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 27.88 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 27.96 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 28.05 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 28.27 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 28.34 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 28.35 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 28.52 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 29.30 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 29.42 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 29.99 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 30.02 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 30.07 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 30.42 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 30.66 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 30.75 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 31.90 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 32.12 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 32.44 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 32.68 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 32.76 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 32.79 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 32.87 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 33.63 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 33.69 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 34.05 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 34.05 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 34.16 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 34.18 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 34.35 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 34.80 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 34.81 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 35.02 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 35.19 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 35.25 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 35.72 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 35.73 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 35.89 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 36.32 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 36.41 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 36.85 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 37.00 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 37.09 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 37.72 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 37.90 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 38.06 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 38.09 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 38.68 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 38.75 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 38.88 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 39.04 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 39.34 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 39.60 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 39.63 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 39.83 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 39.85 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
