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 Komargorod

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Komargorod Ukr. Podolia Yampol Komarhorod [Ukr], Komargorod [Rus], Komeirid [Yid], Komargród [Pol], Komar-Gorod 48°31'56"/28°36'33"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Lypivka Ukr. Podolia Yampol Lipovka 3.11 48°31'42"/28°34'02"
Tomashpol' Ukr. Podolia Yampol Tomashpol' [Rus], Tomashpil' [Ukr], Tomashpol [Yid], Tomaszpol [Pol], Tomashpolye 7.03 48°33'03"/28°31'04"
Vapnyarka Ukr. Podolia Yampol Vapnyarka [Rus, Ukr], Vapniarca [Rom], Wapniarka [Pol], Vapniarka, Wapnjarka (Pogrom 10-20-1905) 10.32 48°32'07"/28°44'57"
Markivka Ukr. Podolia Yampol Markivka [Ukr, Yid], Markovka [Rus], Markówka [Pol] 11.26 48°27'42"/28°43'08"
Hnatkiv Ukr. Podolia Yampol Ignatkovo, Ignatkov 12.72 48°26'54"/28°29'30"
Hnatkiv Ukr. Podolia Yampol Ignatkovo, Ignatkov 12.72 48°26'54"/28°29'30"
Horodkivka Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Horodkivka [Ukr, since 1946], Gorodkovka [Rus, since 1946], Myastkovka [Rus, before 1946], Miscovca [Rom], Miaskivka [Yid], Miastkówka [Pol] 18.18 48°22'38"/28°41'15"
Radyans'ke Ukr. Podolia Yampol Radyans'ke [Ukr], Kniazhe [Rus, until 1929], Radyanskoye [Rus, since 1929], Kniazha [Yid], Kniazhe-Timanovka, Kniaże, Kniażpol, Kniazhpol, Knyaschewo 18.75 48°25'42"/28°48'35"
Kopiivka Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Kopiyevka, Kopiyivka 21.63 48°42'40"/28°43'27"
Tul'chin Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Tul'chyn [Ukr], Tul'chin [Rus], Tultchin [Yid], Tulczyn [Pol], Tulcin [Rom], Tulciîn, Tultschin, Tultschyn, Toultchyn, Tułčyn 23.88 48°40'25"/28°51'13"
Levkovtsy Ukr. Volynia Bratslav Levkovka, Levkivtsy 24.34 48°44'44"/28°32'10"
Kryzhopol' Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Kryzhopil' [Ukr], Kryzhopol' [Rus], Krizhopol [Yid], Crijopol [Rom], Krzyżopol [Pol] 24.92 48°23'15"/28°52'03"
Nestervarka Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Nestervarca 25.45 48°41'15"/28°51'48"
Borovka Ukr. Podolia Yampol Borivka [Ukr], Borovka [Rus], Borifke [Yid], Borówka [Pol] 26.29 48°29'53"/28°15'22"
Torkov Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Torkiv 26.81 48°46'00"/28°41'34"
Kunyche Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Kuniche, Kunich'ye 27.08 48°29'11"/28°58'13"
Pokutino Ukr. Podolia Balta Pokutyne 27.66 48°38'08"/28°16'02"
Kyrnasivka Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Kirnasovka, Kirnassowka 27.96 48°35'34"/28°58'40"
Shpikov Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Shpikov [Rus, Yid], Shpykiv [Ukr], Szpików [Pol], Shpikev, Spikov, Špykiv 28.54 48°47'14"/28°33'58"
Dzygovka Ukr. Podolia Yampol Dzyhivka [Ukr], Dzygovka [Rus], Zegifke [Yid], Dzygówka [Pol], Dzygivka, Dzhhivka 28.80 48°21'32"/28°19'07"
Dzhurin Ukr. Podolia Yampol Dzhurin [Rus], Dzhuryn [Ukr], Dżuryn [Pol], Djurin [Ger], Dzurin, Dzuryn 28.86 48°40'47"/28°17'11"
Rakhny-Lisovi Ukr. Podolia Yampol Rakhny Lesovyye 29.80 48°47'12"/28°28'59"
Moivka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Moyevka, Moyivka 29.86 48°27'32"/28°13'09"
Kapustyany Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Capustani, Capustiani 30.66 48°31'56"/29°01'32"
Kryshchyntsi Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Krishintsy 31.31 48°43'44"/28°54'50"
Derebchin Ukr. Podolia Yampol 32.17 48°45'29"/28°20'09"
Zhabokrich Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Zhabokrich [Rus], Zhabokrych [Ukr], Zhabokritch [Yid], Żabokrzycz [Pol], Schabokritsch, Zabokryc 33.69 48°22'58"/29°00'24"
Babchintsy Ukr. Podolia Yampol Babchyntsi [Ukr], Бабчинці [Ukr], Babchintsy [Rus], Bobchintsy [Rus], Babtschinzy 34.71 48°25'20"/28°10'06"
Pechora Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Pechora [Rus], Potchera [Yid], Pechera [Ukr], Peciora [Rom], Peczara [Pol], Petschara, Pechara, Pecera, Pecora 36.72 48°51'15"/28°43'11"
Chernevtsy Ukr. Podolia Yampol Chernivtsi [Ukr], Chernevtsy [Rus], Kleyn-Tshernevits [Yid], Czerniejowce [Pol], Chernivitz, Cernivci, Cernevţi, Chernevtsi, Tschernewzi, Çernivtsi 36.97 48°32'44"/28°06'27"
Rudnitsa Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Rudnytsya 38.77 48°15'32"/28°56'09"
Staraya Murafa Ukr. Podolia Yampol Murafa [Rus], Staraya Murafa, Morachwa [Pol], Mrachva [Yid], Murava-Staraya, Murava 39.01 48°46'02"/28°12'55"
Letkovka Ukr. Podolia Bratslav Lotkivka, Litkovka 39.69 48°31'25"/29°08'53"