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 Bahrinesti
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 1.40 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 3.30 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 4.62 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 5.71 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 5.83 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 7.92 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 8.13 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 8.40 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 8.74 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 9.08 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 9.54 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 9.67 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 9.89 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 10.44 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 12.87 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 13.59 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 13.66 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 14.33 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 14.84 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 15.32 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 15.35 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 15.93 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 15.95 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 16.03 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 16.22 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 16.51 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 17.32 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 17.55 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 18.52 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 18.91 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 18.91 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 18.95 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 18.99 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 19.17 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 19.82 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 19.93 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 20.03 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 20.29 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 20.48 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 20.81 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 21.79 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 22.68 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 23.23 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 23.74 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 23.85 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 24.12 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 24.31 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 24.99 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 25.02 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 25.49 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 25.64 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 25.72 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 26.44 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 26.51 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 26.70 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 26.75 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 26.79 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 26.90 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 27.20 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 27.25 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 27.38 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 28.50 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 28.87 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 29.11 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 29.14 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 29.32 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 29.55 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 29.65 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 29.94 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 29.98 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 30.46 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 30.53 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 30.70 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 30.78 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 30.80 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 30.86 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 31.48 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 31.71 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 31.74 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 31.79 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 31.81 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 32.04 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 33.43 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 33.49 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 33.50 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 33.90 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 34.36 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 34.41 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 34.61 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 34.82 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 34.89 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 35.10 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 35.14 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 35.29 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 35.34 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 35.35 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 35.73 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 35.96 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 36.47 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 36.51 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 36.77 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 36.85 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 36.95 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 37.50 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 37.79 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 37.99 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 38.07 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 38.37 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 38.40 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 38.75 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 39.10 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 39.15 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 39.16 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 39.18 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 39.63 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 39.64 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 39.71 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
