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 Kolodishchi

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Kolodishchi Bel. Minsk Minsk Kalodzishchy 53°56'38"/27°46'56"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Malyy Trostenets Bel. Minsk Minsk Maly Trostenets, Maly Trostinec, Maly Trostyanets 13.17 53°49'59"/27°42'42"
Ostroshitskiy Gorodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Astrašycki Haradok [Bel], Ostroshitskiy Gorodok [Rus], Gródek Ostroszycki [Pol], Ostroshitski Gorodok, Ostroshitskiĭ Gorodok, Gorodok Ostroshitskii, Gródek Tyszkiewiczów 14.62 54°03'54"/27°41'42"
Minsk Bel. Minsk Minsk Minsk [Bel, Rus, Yid], Mińsk [Pol], Minskas [Lith], Mensk, Miensk 14.94 53°54'00"/27°34'00"
Khutor Novinki Bel. Minsk Minsk Novinki, Navinki 16.00 53°57'23"/27°32'19"
Brodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Brodek 18.22 54°05'55"/27°41'24"
Mikhanovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Mikhanavichy [Bel] 21.22 53°45'20"/27°43'52"
Sëmkov Gorodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Semkov, Gorodok Semkov, Gorodok 21.77 54°00'23"/27°28'00"
Smalyavichy Bel. Minsk Borisov Smalyavichy [Bel], Smolevichi [Rus], Smolavitch [Yid], Smolewicze [Pol], Smolewitsch [Ger], Smalavičy, Smaljavicy 22.00 54°01'30"/28°05'22"
Machulishche Bel. Minsk Minsk Machulishchy, Machulische, Mochulischi 22.10 53°46'44"/27°35'41"
Belaruchi Bel. Minsk Minsk Beloruch'ye, Belaruch', Byalaruchy 22.88 54°07'11"/27°35'59"
Belaruchi Bel. Minsk Minsk Beloruch'ye, Belaruch', Byalaruchy 22.88 54°07'11"/27°35'59"
Plebantsy Bel. Minsk Minsk 24.74 53°45'06"/27°35'33"
Smilovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen Smilavichy [Bel], Smilovichi [Rus], Smilovitch [Yid], Śmiłowicze [Pol], Śmiłavičy 26.33 53°44'59"/28°00'41"
Vyshkovo Bel., Minsk Minsk Wyszkowo 28.10 54°04'11"/27°24'33"
Samokhvalovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Samokhvalovichi [Rus], Samachvałavièy [Bel], Samochvilovitch [Yid], Samochwałowicze [Pol] 29.17 53°44'23"/27°30'13"
Lahoysk Bel. Minsk Borisov Lahoysk [Bel], Logoysk [Rus], Lahoisk [Yid], Łohojsk [Pol], Logoisk, Łahojsk 29.52 54°12'23"/27°51'04"
Dukora Bel. Minsk Igumen Dukora [Rus, Bel, Pol], Dukor [Yid] 31.27 53°40'43"/27°56'24"
Ptich Bel. Minsk Mozyr 31.37 53°51'49"/27°19'24"
Antonopol' Bel. Minsk Borisov Antopol'ye, Антополье [Rus], Gaina, Antonopol' 32.21 54°11'09"/28°03'16"
Zaslawye Bel. Minsk Minsk Zaslawye [Bel], Zaslavl' [Rus], Zaslov [Yid], Zasław [Pol], Zaslavium [Lat], Zaslav, Zasłaŭje, Zaslaue 34.36 54°00'41"/27°16'10"
Gayna Bel. Minsk Borisov Hajna [Bel, Pol], Gayna [Rus], Hayna [Yid], Aina [Lith], Staraya Gayna 34.58 54°15'04"/27°41'57"
Uzlyany Bel. Minsk Igumen Uzlyany [Rus], Uzlion [Yid], Uźlany [Pol], Vuzliany [Bel], Vuzlany, Vuzljany, Uzlian, Ozlyiany 35.88 53°37'26"/27°42'55"
Ostrov Bel. Minsk Igumen Vostraw, Ostrow 38.74 53°36'14"/27°54'34"
Rudensk Bel. Minsk Igumen Rudensk [Rus], Rudzensk [Bel], Rudzieńsk [Pol] 38.80 53°35'54"/27°51'44"
Zhodzina Bel. Minsk Borisov Horad Zhodzina, Gorod Zhodino 39.87 54°05'55"/28°19'59"
Antosino Bel. Minsk Minsk Antosin 40.00 53°43'24"/27°18'04"