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 Baius

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Baius Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Bayush 46°26'51"/28°28'25"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Misheny Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) 3.22 46°25'08"/28°27'56"
Iargara Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Yargara, Yargora, Posëlok Yargora 4.36 46°25'31"/28°25'36"
Cazangic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kazanzhik 7.40 46°30'30"/28°26'06"
Borogani Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Borogany 9.28 46°22'15"/28°31'17"
Bestemac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak 9.71 46°31'34"/28°31'44"
Tigheci Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Tigech 9.93 46°23'16"/28°22'38"
Cociulia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kochuliya 11.03 46°21'24"/28°24'54"
Dezghingea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dezghinge, Dezginzhe 11.40 46°25'20"/28°37'04"
Cupcui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Copcui, Kupkuy 11.76 46°31'02"/28°21'29"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 12.90 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Visinesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vişineşti [Rom], Vishnëvka [Rus], Vişniovca, Vişineovca 12.92 46°19'57"/28°26'53"
Pleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Plesheny 14.27 46°21'23"/28°20'33"
Javgur Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zhavgur, Iavgur 14.92 46°32'23"/28°36'54"
Hănăseni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ganaseny de Pedure, Hanasenii De Padure 15.67 46°20'46"/28°19'54"
Covurlui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy 16.86 46°35'26"/28°24'05"
Leova Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Leova [Rom, Mold, Yid], Leovo [Rus], Leowa [Ger], Leowo [Pol], Levo, Leva 17.34 46°28'56"/28°15'11"
Sărăţica Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saratsika Veke 17.77 46°36'09"/28°31'48"
Ialpugeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) 18.98 46°35'07"/28°37'11"
Sadic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Sadacu, Sadyk 20.04 46°16'12"/28°31'07"
Ciucur-Mingir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir 21.59 46°26'20"/28°45'19"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 22.03 46°17'41"/28°39'23"
Cimislia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. 23.94 46°31'36"/28°45'52"
Orac Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Oracu, Orak 24.43 46°40'01"/28°27'36"
Sărata-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Razesi, Sarata-Rezeshty 24.58 46°36'56"/28°15'54"
Ceadir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ceadar, Chadyr 25.46 46°40'18"/28°24'24"
Ecaterinovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka 25.83 46°35'00"/28°44'50"
Voinescu Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Pobeda 26.05 46°38'56"/28°17'59"
Cania Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kaniya 26.65 46°16'35"/28°13'50"
Minjir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Mingir, Minzhir 27.03 46°40'09"/28°19'45"
Bogdanovca Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka 27.05 46°28'28"/28°49'29"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 27.56 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 28.10 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Mereni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mereny, Miren, Mireni 28.52 46°40'25"/28°38'57"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 28.54 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Caracui Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karakuy 28.58 46°42'00"/28°32'34"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Baimaclia [Rom], Baymakliya [Rus] 29.62 46°11'15"/28°23'20"
Semionovca Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Regina Maria, Semėnovka 30.77 46°41'54"/28°18'14"
Sadaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sadakliya 31.11 46°26'55"/28°52'47"
Sărata-Galbenă Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sarata Golban, Serata Galbene, Sarata-Galbene 32.11 46°44'05"/28°30'56"
Ferapontievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ferapont'yevka, Ferapontivka 33.23 46°13'57"/28°46'28"
Besalma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshalma 33.69 46°10'09"/28°38'49"
Iordanovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iordaneni, Iordanovka 33.82 46°23'34"/28°54'28"
Carabetovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni 34.03 46°24'50"/28°54'54"
Chioselia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kisseliya, Kioselya Mika, Kiseliya-Mika, Kioseliya, Kiseliya 34.47 46°08'28"/28°24'20"
Avdarma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 35.44 46°15'06"/28°50'17"
Cărpineni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Cărpineni [Rom], Karpineny [Rus], Karpinyani, Karpinen' 36.64 46°45'53"/28°20'39"
Mihailovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka 36.83 46°33'09"/28°55'48"
Iserlia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya 37.06 46°29'04"/28°57'17"
Sahaidac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sagaydak, Sagaidac 37.14 46°39'44"/28°50'45"
Abaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Abaclia [Mold, Rom], Abakliya [Rus], Abaklydzhaba [Rus], Абаклия [Rus] 37.21 46°21'37"/28°56'32"
Ivanovca Noua Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ioneasca, Ionyaska 37.30 46°44'44"/28°41'51"
Porumbrei Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mitropolit, Porumbrey 37.38 46°41'22"/28°48'47"
Selemet Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 37.55 46°34'40"/28°55'35"
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) 39.72 46°19'54"/28°57'49"