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 Aglone

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Aglone Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Aglonas Muiža, Myza Agluna, Agluna, Aglon' 56°07'58"/27°00'24"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Somerséta Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Aglona 0.16 56°07'57"/27°00'15"
Kapiņi Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Kapinu 6.65 56°08'25"/27°06'48"
Aizkalne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Ayzkalne, Jāsmuiža, Aizkalni, Ayzkalnyshi 15.97 56°11'59"/26°46'43"
Viski Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Višķi [Latv], Vishki [Rus], Vishky [Yid], Wyschki [Ger], Wyszki [Pol], Vyshki, Vyški 16.22 56°03'16"/26°47'10"
Auleja Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Auleja, Aulija, Auleya, Auliya 19.53 56°03'34"/27°17'34"
Izvalta Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Izvalts, Užvalde, Izvaltas, Uzhval'd 19.59 55°57'24"/27°01'26"
Silajāņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Silajāņu, Sudari, Silayani 23.59 56°20'30"/26°56'27"
Lielkokini Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Lieli Kokini, Kokina, Lielie Kokini, Bol'shaya Kokiny, Liel-Kokina 24.58 55°59'12"/26°42'34"
Andrupene Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Andrupene, Andrepno, Andrepna 24.62 56°11'04"/27°23'36"
Preili Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Preiļi [Latv], Prel' [Rus], Preil [Yid], Prely [Ger], Preiliai [Lith], Prial, Prieli, Preyli, Preli 25.02 56°17'38"/26°43'29"
Štikani Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 25.87 56°21'55"/27°00'44"
Riebiņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Riebiņi [Latv], Ribene [Ger], Ribenishki [Rus], Ribinishok [Yid], Rybiniszki [Pol], Rybinischki, Ribinishki, Ribiņiški, Ribeny, Ribeņi, Silajani 26.39 56°20'25"/26°47'60"
Kraslava Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Krāslava [Latv], Kreslavka [Rus], Kraslau [Ger], Kraslave [Yid], Krasław [Pol], Kraslava [Lith], Kreslawa, Kreslawka, Kraaslava, Kruoslova 28.16 55°53'49"/27°10'19"
Skaista Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Seikaļi, Skaysta, Skaista, Skaistas, Myza Skaista, Skayta, Skaista Pusmuižas Centrs 28.92 55°57'01"/27°20'20"
Silmala Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Silmala [Latv], Malta [Latv, pre-1936], Małta [Pol] 29.83 56°23'46"/27°05'54"
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 32.86 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Plyussy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Plyussy [Bel], Plusy [Rus, Pol], Palush [Yid], Plussy, Pljusy, Plusi 35.64 55°48'46"/27°02'39"
Shemeli Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Szemiele, Shemele 39.01 55°47'49"/27°11'19"
Vanagishki Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Wanagiszki 39.12 55°46'60"/26°55'60"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 39.94 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Kaunata Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Kaunata [Latv], Kovnat [Yid], Kownat [Ger], Kownata [Pol] 39.98 56°19'55"/27°32'43"