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 Hirtop
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 6.36 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 6.47 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 6.79 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 7.81 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 8.02 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 8.28 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 8.45 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 9.05 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 9.19 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 10.12 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 10.75 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 11.28 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 11.37 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 11.66 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 11.95 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 12.71 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 13.01 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 13.46 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 13.64 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 13.89 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 14.17 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 14.18 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 14.32 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 14.61 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 15.89 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 16.12 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 16.22 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 16.28 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 16.34 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 16.73 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 17.35 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 17.63 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 18.42 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 18.47 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 18.60 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 19.31 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 19.60 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 20.64 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 20.78 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 20.81 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 21.02 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 21.37 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 21.77 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 22.06 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 22.21 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 22.32 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 22.46 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 22.63 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 22.80 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 23.47 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 23.77 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 24.15 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 24.52 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 24.84 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 24.92 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 24.93 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 25.36 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 25.70 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 25.87 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 26.22 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 26.31 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 26.32 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 26.36 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 26.53 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 26.76 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 26.80 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 26.94 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 27.03 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 27.71 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 28.23 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 28.24 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 28.48 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 28.59 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 28.67 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 29.07 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 29.59 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 29.64 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 29.85 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 30.15 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 31.10 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 31.30 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 31.82 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 31.84 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 31.98 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 31.99 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 32.06 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 32.06 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 32.39 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 32.95 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 32.95 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 33.17 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 33.18 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 33.60 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 33.71 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 33.81 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 33.81 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 33.99 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 34.09 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 34.61 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 34.87 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 35.08 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 35.31 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 35.32 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 36.07 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 36.18 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 36.84 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 36.90 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 36.92 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 37.95 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 38.22 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 38.52 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 38.53 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 38.67 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 38.67 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 38.74 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 39.13 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 39.56 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 39.69 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 39.75 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
