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 Iserlia

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Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Iserlia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya 46°29'04"/28°57'17"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Troiţcoe Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Troita, Troitskoye 6.42 46°30'49"/29°01'37"
Vysochanskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lac, Lak, Vysochanske 6.72 46°29'08"/29°02'33"
Sadaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sadakliya 6.99 46°26'55"/28°52'47"
Mihailovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka 7.79 46°33'09"/28°55'48"
Carabetovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni 8.40 46°24'50"/28°54'54"
Bogdanovca Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka 10.01 46°28'28"/28°49'29"
Selemet Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 10.61 46°34'40"/28°55'35"
Iordanovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iordaneni, Iordanovka 10.79 46°23'34"/28°54'28"
Batir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Batar, Batyr 10.81 46°34'33"/29°00'09"
Tarutino Nou Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Tarutino Nou, Novoye Torutino 13.14 46°28'07"/29°07'29"
Abaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Abaclia [Mold, Rom], Abakliya [Rus], Abaklydzhaba [Rus], Абаклия [Rus] 13.84 46°21'37"/28°56'32"
Cimislia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. 15.30 46°31'36"/28°45'52"
Taraclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tighina 15.57 46°34'04"/29°07'05"
Ciufleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chufleshty 15.79 46°37'22"/29°00'03"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baymakliya 15.94 46°35'22"/29°05'47"
Ciucur-Mingir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir 16.09 46°26'20"/28°45'19"
Petrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Ceaga, Petrivka 16.68 46°30'24"/29°10'12"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 16.71 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Basarabeasca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Basarabeasca [Mold], Romanovca [Rom], Romanovka [Rus, until 1957], Bessarabka [Rus, since 1957], Romynesht', Româneşti, Romaneshti, Romanovo, Bessarabskaya, Bessarabskiy (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 16.99 46°19'54"/28°57'49"
Nadrechnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Nadrichne, Cioara Murza, Cioara Murzei, Charamurza, Choara-Murzey 17.06 46°22'23"/29°06'28"
Ecaterinovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka 19.30 46°35'00"/28°44'50"
Serpnevoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Serpneve [Ukr], Leipțig [Rom], Serpnevoye [Rus], Leipzig [Ger] 21.02 46°18'03"/29°01'14"
Sahaidac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sagaydak, Sagaidac 21.45 46°39'44"/28°50'45"
Yevgenovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Evghenita, Yevgen'yevka, Yevhenivka, 21.81 46°23'13"/29°12'06"
Căinari Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kaynari, Dumbraveny, Keinari, Kainara, Kaynary 23.11 46°40'55"/29°02'54"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 23.41 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 24.31 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Porumbrei Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mitropolit, Porumbrey 25.23 46°41'22"/28°48'47"
Sturzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ucrainca, Ukrayinka, Cărbuna 25.25 46°25'56"/29°16'32"
Cărbuna Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karbuna 25.27 46°42'42"/28°57'14"
Sălcuţa Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Salkutsa 25.66 46°35'43"/29°14'56"
Yelizavetovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Gura Veylon, Gura-Veylor, Gura Văilor, Yelyzavetivka 26.52 46°23'46"/29°16'34"
Javgur Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zhavgur, Iavgur 26.70 46°32'23"/28°36'54"
Dezghingea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dezghinge, Dezginzhe 26.71 46°25'20"/28°37'04"
Tocuz Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tokuz 26.80 46°31'35"/29°17'58"
Podgornoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Culmea, Pidhirne, Kul'mskaya, Madar 27.00 46°14'58"/29°02'36"
Coşcalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cascalia, Kashkaliya 27.19 46°41'08"/29°09'25"
Avdarma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 27.39 46°15'06"/28°50'17"
Gangura Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 27.95 46°43'59"/29°00'27"
Ialpugeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) 27.97 46°35'07"/28°37'11"
Yur'yevka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Răileni, Raylen' 29.70 46°21'26"/29°17'43"
Borodino Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Saka, Borodinskaya 30.12 46°18'07"/29°14'42"
Lisne Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lisne [Ukr], Manzyr [Rus, until 1946], Lesnoye [Rus, since 1946], Manzâr [Rom], Manzîr, Manzir, Grafinya 30.52 46°28'11"/29°21'09"
Chiriet-Lunga Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Chiriet Lunga, Kiriyet-Lunga 30.61 46°12'33"/28°56'43"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 31.12 46°17'41"/28°39'23"
Lambrivka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lambrivka [Ukr], Lambrovka [Rus], Lambrovca [Rom], Lumbravka, Gofman, Gofmana, Fol'vark Gofmana, Ungravka 31.24 46°19'31"/29°17'26"
Ferapontievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ferapont'yevka, Ferapontivka 31.25 46°13'57"/28°46'28"
Mereni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mereny, Miren, Mireni 31.43 46°40'25"/28°38'57"
Cigîrleni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Chigirleni, Chigirleny 31.73 46°45'22"/28°49'41"
Răzeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' 31.90 46°46'08"/28°53'59"
Opaci Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Opachi 31.97 46°34'51"/29°20'54"
Marianca de Sus Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Verkhnyaya Mar'yanovka 32.84 46°38'48"/29°18'49"
Bestemac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak 32.91 46°31'34"/28°31'44"
Zolotievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zoloteanca, Zolotiyevka 33.44 46°44'18"/29°11'21"
Zaim Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zayn, Zayim 33.63 46°37'10"/29°20'54"
Berezino Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Stantsiia Berezyne, Berezyne, Stantsiya Berezino 34.19 46°13'52"/29°12'25"
Săiţi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saitsy 34.36 46°29'51"/29°24'11"
Joltai Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Djoltai, Dzholtay, Zholtay 34.52 46°10'45"/28°52'22"
Sărăţica Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saratsika Veke 35.02 46°36'09"/28°31'48"
Ivanovca Noua Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ioneasca, Ionyaska 35.06 46°44'44"/28°41'51"
Borogani Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Borogany 35.53 46°22'15"/28°31'17"
Nadezhdovka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Khofnungstal', Hofnungstal, Karaday, Gofnungstal', Nadezhdovka, Urochishche Nadezhdovka [Rus], 35.60 46°19'00"/29°21'00"
Moleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Moleshty, Malayeshty 36.34 46°47'15"/28°46'37"
Tarutyne Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Tarutyne [Ukr], Tarutino [Rus, Pol, Ger], Tarutina [Rom], Antchikrok [Yid], Antshikrak, Anciokrak, Anciocrac, Ancecrac, Anchokrak, Tarutinskaya 36.39 46°11'11"/29°09'01"
Budăi Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bude, Budey, Budei 36.54 46°48'46"/28°58'27"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 36.76 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Baius Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Bayush 37.06 46°26'51"/28°28'25"
Tvardiţa Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Tvarditsa 37.38 46°08'54"/28°57'54"
Maloyaroslavets Vtoroy Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Alt Possad, Malu Mic, Maloiaroslavets Druhyi, Borshtal', Maloyaroslavets Vtoroy 37.79 46°09'24"/29°05'08"
Misheny Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) 38.16 46°25'08"/28°27'56"
Aleksandrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Alexandreni, Aleksandrovka 38.19 46°26'27"/29°26'57"
Puhoi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Pugoy 38.21 46°49'24"/29°02'13"
Horeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Goreshty 38.41 46°49'31"/28°52'27"
Brezoaia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Brezoaja, Brezoaya, Brezoya 38.65 46°31'20"/29°27'24"
Causeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Causani, Causani Noui, Causani Novi, Causanii Noui, Kausany, Kaushany, Koshany 38.79 46°38'12"/29°24'40"
Vesólaya Dolina Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Klyastits, Cleaşniţa, Kleshnitsa, Klyastitskaya, Vesela Dolyna 39.23 46°14'15"/29°19'11"
Caracui Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karakuy 39.55 46°42'00"/28°32'34"
Cazangic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kazanzhik 39.86 46°30'30"/28°26'06"