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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 6.18 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 8.18 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 8.58 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 8.98 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 11.02 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 11.12 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 11.82 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 12.15 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 12.22 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 12.37 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 13.25 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 13.25 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 14.20 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 14.36 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 15.67 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 16.14 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 16.19 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 17.06 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 17.25 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 17.49 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 18.20 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 18.76 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 19.73 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 19.77 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Oclanda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Oclanda [Rom], Oklanda [Rus], Oklando | 20.95 | 48°17'21"/28°03'30" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 21.33 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 21.41 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 21.46 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 21.46 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 21.70 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 21.73 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 22.27 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 23.52 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 23.63 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 23.98 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 24.64 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Busha | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | 25.32 | 48°20'36"/28°07'18" | |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 25.47 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 25.49 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Yaruga | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yaruha [Ukr], Yaruga [Rus], Yara [Yid], Iaruga [Rom], Jaruga [Pol], Jaruha, Iaruha, Yarugha, Yare | 25.54 | 48°19'50"/28°02'44" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 26.40 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 26.41 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 27.04 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 27.33 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 27.53 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 27.63 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 28.15 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 28.40 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 28.43 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 28.44 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 28.52 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 28.52 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 28.66 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Dzygovka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Dzyhivka [Ukr], Dzygovka [Rus], Zegifke [Yid], Dzygówka [Pol], Dzygivka, Dzhhivka | 28.69 | 48°21'32"/28°19'07" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 29.02 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 29.20 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 29.41 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 29.43 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 29.55 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 30.03 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 30.27 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 30.62 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 30.69 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 30.98 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Rudi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rudi [Rom], Rud' [Rus] | 31.37 | 48°19'51"/27°53'57" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 31.74 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 31.76 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 32.18 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 32.76 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 32.85 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 32.89 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 33.60 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 33.69 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Babchintsy | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Babchyntsi [Ukr], Бабчинці [Ukr], Babchintsy [Rus], Bobchintsy [Rus], Babtschinzy | 33.78 | 48°25'20"/28°10'06" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 35.42 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Sudarca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sudarka | 35.78 | 48°18'19"/27°47'06" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 36.00 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Arionesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Arianeshty, Arioneshty | 37.19 | 48°22'19"/27°51'01" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 37.29 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 37.30 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 37.32 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Moivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Vinnytsya | Moyevka, Moyivka | 37.97 | 48°27'32"/28°13'09" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 38.21 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 38.29 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 38.67 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 38.69 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 38.69 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 38.75 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 39.19 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 39.23 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 39.25 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 39.53 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 39.87 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 39.87 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
