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 Izmayil

Matching Town Modern
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Izmayil Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Izmayil [Ukr], Izmail [Rus], Izmayl [Yid], Ismail [Rom], İşmasıl [Turk], Ismajil [Ger], Izmaił [Pol], Smil [Rom], Hacidar [Turk], Ismailiye, Tuchkov 45°20'57"/28°50'27"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Matroska Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Matrosovka, Matroaska, Matros'ka, Matrosskaya, Matrosca 4.70 45°20'48"/28°46'51"
Novaya Nekrasovka Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Necrasovca Noua 11.24 45°21'19"/28°41'50"
Kislitsa Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Kyslytsia [Ukr], Kyshlitsa-Dunare, Câslita, Kislitsa [Rus], Kyslytsya [Ukr], Kyslitsa [Rus], Câşliţa-Dunăre 17.14 45°24'49"/29°02'25"
Mar'yanovka Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Marinovca, Marinovka, Novaya-Aleksandriya, Mar'yanovka, Alexandria Nova, Novokalanchak (not found on historical maps) 26.77 45°35'09"/28°46'34"
Kotlovina Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Bolboaka, Bulboka, Bolboaca, Bolboka 27.19 45°30'25"/28°34'28"
Kamyshevka Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Hagi Curda, Kamishacha, Kamysevacha 28.73 45°31'05"/29°07'11"
Vladychen' Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Impuţita, Vladicina, Vladicini, 29.94 45°33'42"/28°36'17"
Nagornoye Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Nahirne, Caragacii-Vechi, Karagachi Vek', Caragaccii-Vechi, Karagach 31.94 45°25'47"/28°26'53"
Vasil'yevka Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Vaisal, Vaysaly, Vasilevka 32.31 45°38'23"/28°50'05"
Kiliya Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Kiliya [Ukr, Rus], Chilia [Rom], Kiliye [Yid], Kilia [Pol], Kilya [Turk], Chilia Nouă, Chilia Nova, Kiliya Noua, Kilia Noue, Kilija, Kiliia 35.10 45°27'24"/29°15'49"