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 Gushchintsy

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Alt. Names Coordinates
Gushchintsy Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Hushchyntsi (Pogrom 10-26-1905) 49°27'01"/28°20'55"

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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ivanov Ukr. Podolia Litin Yanov (Pogrom: 7-11 to 7-15-1919) 4.05 49°29'12"/28°20'51"
Mizyakov Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Mizyakov [Rus], Mizyakiv [Ukr], Mizikov [Yid], Miedziaków [Pol], Misiankov, Misjakiv, Misjakow 6.70 49°23'38"/28°22'52"
Pavlivka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Pavlovka (Pogrom 10-26-1905) 8.16 49°26'34"/28°27'39"
Uladovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Uladivka 10.02 49°30'05"/28°14'02"
Uladovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Uladivka 10.02 49°30'05"/28°14'02"
Medvedka Ukr. Volynia Vinnytsya Medvedevka 11.14 49°22'51"/28°27'33"
Kalinovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Kalynivka [Ukr], Kalinovka [Rus], Kolenivka [Yid], Kalyniwka, Kalinovskiy 12.59 49°27'13"/28°31'21"
Novyy Pikov Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Novyy Pikov [Rus], Pikov [Rus], Pykiv [Ukr], Pików [Pol], Novyy Pykiv, Novy Pykiv, Novy Pikov, Pików Nowy 14.22 49°34'00"/28°16'00"
Pereorki Ukr. Podoliaq Litin Pereorky 15.71 49°18'52"/28°24'29"
Kordelevka Ukr. Podolia Litin Kordelivka, Korychevka, Kordylivka 16.57 49°31'15"/28°33'02"
Kolo-Mikhalivka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Found on hist. map as Kolomievka and Mikhalevka 17.78 49°19'00"/28°28'60"
Strizhavka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Strizhavka [Rus], Stryzhavka [Ukr], Strzyżawka [Pol] 18.03 49°18'47"/28°28'51"
Cherepashintsy Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Cherepashyntsi (Pogrom 10-26-1905) 20.45 49°32'16"/28°35'52"
Kotyuzhintsy Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Kutiuzhyntsi, Kotiuzhyntsi 20.73 49°28'57"/28°37'52"
Radivka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Radovka 21.24 49°35'24"/28°32'57"
Litin Ukr. Podolia Litin Lityn [Ukr, Pol], Litin [Rus, Yid] (Pogroms: 7-1919) 23.86 49°19'34"/28°04'48"
Lozna Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Luzna, Lozny 24.09 49°39'11"/28°13'50"
Vinnytsya Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Vinnytsya [Ukr], Vinnitsa [Rus], Vinitza [Yid], Winnica [Pol], Winnyzja [Ger], Vinnitza, Vinnycja, Winnitsa, Winniza, Vinitse 26.03 49°13'58"/28°28'52"
Nova Pryluka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Priluka Novaya 26.40 49°22'35"/28°41'43"
Priluka Novaya Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Nova Pryluka [Ukr], Novaya Priluka [Rus], Priluka, Pryluka Nova 26.99 49°23'46"/28°42'44"
Pustoviity Ukr. Kiev Kanev Pustovoyty 27.43 49°38'15"/28°06'03"
Nekrasove Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Nekrasovo, Yuzvin, Yuzvyn 29.00 49°12'12"/28°13'16"
Medvezh'ye Ushko Ukr. Volynia Vinnytsya Medvezhe Vushko 29.78 49°11'02"/28°18'36"
Kozhukhov Ukr. Podolia Litin Kozhukhiv 30.16 49°27'28"/27°55'53"
Novoselitsa-Zaluzhnaya Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Zaluzhnya Novoselitsa, Zaluzhna Novoselitsa, Zaluzhne 30.61 49°16'03"/28°01'58"
Ulanov Ukr. Podolia Litin Ulaniv [Ukr], Ulanov [Rus, Yid], Ułanów [Pol] 30.68 49°41'22"/28°08'10"
Novina Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Noviny, Novina Sloboda, Sloboda Novina (Jewish agri col. not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 31.03 49°40'20"/28°36'35"
Khmel'nik Ukr. Podolia Litin Khmil'nyk [Ukr], Khmel'nik [Rus], Khmelnik [Yid], Klmyelnik (Pogrom: June 1919) 31.17 49°33'14"/27°56'51"
Kil'yanovka Ukr. Podolia Litin Kil'yanivka 31.65 49°16'42"/28°00'02"
Luka Maleshkovskaya Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Luka-Meleshkivska, Luka-Meleshkovskaya 32.26 49°10'32"/28°29'28"
Kumanivka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Kumanovka, Kumanevka 33.75 49°39'01"/28°42'02"
Bagrinovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin Bahrynivtsi 34.15 49°18'12"/27°56'04"
D'yakovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin D'yakovtsy [Rus], Dyakivtsi [Ukr], Diakowie [Pol] 35.11 49°23'25"/27°52'19"
Samgorodok Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Samhorodok [Ukr], Samgorodok [Rus], Somerdik [Yid], Samhorodek [Pol] 36.82 49°32'01"/28°50'31"
Humenne Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya 38.14 49°11'36"/28°41'48"
Makhnivka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Makhnivka [Ukr], Makhnovka [Rus], Komsomolskoye [Rus, 1935-2001], Komsomol's'ke [Ukr, 1935-2001], Makhnivke [Yid], Machnówka [Pol], Makhnifka‎, Machnovka 38.14 49°43'18"/28°40'19"
Kachanivka Ukr. Podolia Litin Kachanovka, Kochanovka 38.66 49°38'21"/27°53'55"
Pykovets Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Pykovets', Pikovets 38.74 49°40'43"/28°45'15"
Vakhnovka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Vakhnivka [Ukr], Vakhnovka [Rus], Vakhnefke [Yid], Wachnówka [Pol], Vachnovka, Vichnifka, Wachniwka 38.78 49°19'09"/28°50'42"
Semky Ukr. Podolia Litin Semki 39.01 49°39'26"/27°54'42"
Salnytsia Ukr. Podolia Litin Sal'nitsa [Rus], Sal'nytsia [Ukr], Salnica [Pol], Sal'nytsa 39.84 49°44'20"/28°01'15"