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 Balanesti
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Balaneshty | 47°12'29"/28°03'51" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Găureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gaureni de Sus, Gaureny | 1.96 | 47°11'58"/28°05'13" |
| Mileşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Mileshty, Mileştii Mari | 2.50 | 47°13'22"/28°02'21" |
| Vyantory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vanatori, Vînători | 3.87 | 47°11'05"/28°06'09" |
| Temeleuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Temelenti Lapusna, Temeleuts, Temeleutsy | 5.14 | 47°15'14"/28°04'24" |
| Cîrneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Carnesti, Cornesti Gara, Korneshty Sabany, Kyrneshty | 6.21 | 47°10'33"/27°59'50" |
| Selişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Selishty Veke, Selishtya, Selistea Hotin, Selts, Slistea Veche | 6.82 | 47°10'04"/28°07'56" |
| Bolduresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Boldureshti, Boldureshty, Buldureshty | 8.19 | 47°08'05"/28°03'15" |
| Peticheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Peticeni | 11.16 | 47°14'13"/28°12'21" |
| Cetireni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chetyreny | 11.32 | 47°13'12"/27°54'56" |
| Rădenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radeni Vek, Staryye Redeny, Radoya | 11.38 | 47°18'03"/28°00'02" |
| Bratuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bratuleny, Brătuleni | 12.06 | 47°07'28"/27°57'45" |
| Cioreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Choreshty, Ciorasti | 12.74 | 47°09'56"/28°13'15" |
| Sipoteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sipoteny | 12.79 | 47°16'48"/28°11'48" |
| Pirjolteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Parjolteni, Pyrzholteny | 13.34 | 47°11'51"/28°14'25" |
| Bahmut | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bakhmut | 13.39 | 47°19'25"/28°06'52" |
| Bacseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Băcşeni [Mold], Baksheny [Rus], Baksheni, Bakshen' [Rus], Бакшены [Rus] | 13.65 | 47°05'22"/28°01'02" |
| Horodişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodishche, Horodistea, Horodistea Lapusna | 14.23 | 47°12'35"/28°15'10" |
| Vărzăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vărzăreşti [Rom], Verzereshti, Varzareshty | 15.01 | 47°06'19"/28°11'35" |
| Nisporeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nisporeni [Mold, Rom], Nisporeny [Rus], Nisporyany, Nisiporeni | 16.22 | 47°04'54"/28°10'17" |
| Soltăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Soltaneshty | 17.07 | 47°03'28"/28°06'41" |
| Cornesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti | 17.27 | 47°21'31"/28°00'29" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 17.58 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Pirlita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pîrliţa [Mold], Pârliţa [Rom], Pyrlitsa [Rus], Perlitz [Yid], Pirlitz, Pârliţi, Pyrlitsa Satul, Pârliţa-Targ (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 18.97 | 47°19'04"/27°52'19" |
| Seliştea Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya | 19.03 | 47°14'01"/28°18'49" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 19.28 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Dănuţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danutsen, Danutseny | 19.61 | 47°11'01"/27°48'26" |
| Ungheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ungheni [Rom, Mold], Ungeny [Rus], Ungeni [Yid], Ungen Tyrg, Ungheni Mures, Ungheni Targ, Ungen' Tyrg, Ungen, Ukgeni Tyrg | 19.93 | 47°12'39"/27°48'02" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 20.32 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Iurceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yurcheny | 20.57 | 47°04'46"/28°15'36" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 21.00 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Sadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 21.23 | 47°11'33"/28°20'40" | |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 22.26 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 22.32 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 22.41 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Zagarancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zagorancha | 22.90 | 47°14'42"/27°45'58" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 23.09 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Grozeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Grozeshti, Grozeshty | 23.12 | 47°00'01"/28°04'40" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 23.64 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 23.71 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Hîrboveţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gerbovets, Harbovat | 23.76 | 47°20'25"/28°18'42" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 23.95 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 24.15 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 24.19 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 24.19 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Lozova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lozovo, Luhova | 25.45 | 47°08'09"/28°23'01" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 26.36 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 26.64 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Pituşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pitushka | 27.23 | 47°14'10"/28°25'21" |
| Şişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sapte Sate, Shapte Sate, Shishkany | 27.38 | 46°58'56"/28°12'32" |
| Buşila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stynzhineny, Bushili, Bushila | 27.83 | 47°23'21"/27°48'36" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 27.93 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 28.04 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Vorniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lapusna | 28.37 | 47°09'10"/28°25'51" |
| Secăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Secăreni [Rom], Sekareny [Rus], Sekareni, Sekaren', Sakaryany | 28.62 | 47°01'35"/28°19'56" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 28.76 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Chirileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kirileny | 28.93 | 47°22'48"/27°46'35" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 29.18 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 29.26 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 29.50 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Bucovat | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bukkfalva, Bukovecz, Bykovets | 29.63 | 47°11'16"/28°27'19" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 30.20 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 30.38 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Balauresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Balaureshty | 30.55 | 46°56'15"/28°08'07" |
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 30.56 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 30.85 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Găleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Galesht', Goleshty | 32.33 | 47°13'37"/28°29'29" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 32.40 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Drăguşenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Drăguşenii Noi [Rom, Mold], Novyye Dragusheny [Rus], Dragusheny-Nouy, Dragushen'-Nouy, Dragusheni Nouy, Drăguşenii Noui | 32.67 | 47°02'45"/28°25'27" |
| Boghiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bogicheny | 32.80 | 46°57'51"/28°18'28" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 32.82 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Căţeleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Cataleni, Katsaleny | 33.05 | 46°55'20"/28°11'02" |
| Ciuciuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chyuchyuleni, Chuchelyany, Chuchulyany, Chuchuleny (Pogrom: Nov. 5, 1905) | 33.25 | 47°01'21"/28°24'32" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 33.55 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Cioropcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Vechi, Staryye Choropkany | 33.71 | 47°23'39"/27°42'42" |
| Novyye Choropkany | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Noui, Halta Novi Cioropcani | 33.85 | 47°23'26"/27°42'18" |
| Nemţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nemtseny | 33.92 | 46°54'20"/28°07'19" |
| Paşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | near Chisinau | 34.38 | 46°58'38"/28°22'00" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stol'nicheny | 34.76 | 47°24'40"/27°42'50" |
| Zubreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zubreshty | 34.92 | 47°14'30"/28°31'27" |
| Bujor | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Buzhory, Bujoru, Buzhoru | 34.94 | 46°55'28"/28°15'46" |
| Pănăşeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Panasheshty | 34.94 | 47°09'20"/28°31'13" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 35.44 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 35.49 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 35.59 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Sculeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sculeni [Rom], Skulyany [Rus], Skulen [Yid], Skulany [Pol], Skuleni, Skuliani, Skuljany | 35.81 | 47°19'48"/27°37'30" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 36.24 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 36.72 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Horodca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodka | 36.89 | 47°02'45"/28°29'23" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 37.11 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 37.35 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 37.39 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Obileshti Nouy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Obilenii Noi, Obilenii Vechi, Obileniy Vek, Obileny | 37.42 | 46°52'42"/28°09'47" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 38.17 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 38.18 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Drăguşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dragosen, Dragusenii Vechi, Dragusheny | 38.28 | 46°58'58"/28°26'48" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 38.37 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 39.71 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 39.80 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 39.80 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
