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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 1.53 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 2.64 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 3.83 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 3.85 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 5.87 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 8.45 | 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 | 9.06 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 9.19 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 9.43 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 9.54 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 10.95 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 11.00 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 11.25 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 12.83 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 13.21 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 13.29 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 13.49 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 13.57 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 13.58 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 13.72 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 14.06 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 14.55 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 15.08 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 15.16 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 16.18 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 16.64 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 16.91 | 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 | 17.17 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 17.62 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 18.29 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 18.36 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 18.72 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 18.87 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 18.91 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 19.45 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 19.78 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 20.24 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 20.27 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 20.46 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 20.48 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 21.10 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 21.51 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 21.75 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 21.90 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 22.07 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 22.28 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 22.38 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 23.03 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 23.04 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 24.00 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 24.24 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 24.40 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 24.49 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 24.90 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 25.11 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 26.04 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 26.05 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 26.47 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 26.59 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 26.78 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 26.89 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 27.00 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 27.03 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 27.04 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 27.05 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 27.47 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 27.68 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 27.78 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 28.23 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 28.45 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 29.19 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 29.20 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 29.59 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 29.76 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 29.78 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 29.84 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 30.11 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 30.49 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 30.54 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 31.24 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 31.64 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 33.06 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 33.26 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 33.48 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 33.61 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 33.66 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 33.96 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 33.99 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 34.29 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 34.60 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 34.66 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 34.72 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 34.75 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| 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 | 35.15 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 35.18 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 35.35 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 35.48 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 35.74 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 35.75 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 36.19 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 36.46 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 36.54 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 36.63 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 37.24 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 37.30 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 37.81 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 37.99 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 38.06 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 38.31 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 38.33 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 38.60 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 38.66 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 38.81 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 39.07 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 39.32 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 39.33 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 39.93 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
