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 Balcauti

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Balcauti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Balcautii de Jos, Balkauts De Zhos, Balkautsy 48°17'09"/27°12'06"

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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Mărcăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Marcauti Hotin, Markeutsy, Markovtsy, Markauts' 3.53 48°18'50"/27°13'26"
Colicăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Colcauti, Kolikoutsy 4.74 48°18'37"/27°08'59"
Trebisăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Trebiskauts' 7.72 48°21'16"/27°11'15"
Hîncăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Ghincauti, Ginkautsi 7.99 48°16'29"/27°18'31"
Hlinaia Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Glina Mare, Glinoya 8.05 48°13'19"/27°15'12"
Cepeleuti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Cepeleuţi [Mold, Rom], Chepeleutsy [Rus], Chepeleuts', Chepeliutsy 8.50 48°18'09"/27°18'50"
Corestăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Korestautsy 8.75 48°21'05"/27°16'00"
Bulboaca Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Bulboaca [Mold, Rom], Bolboka [Rus], Bolboaka, Bulboaka, Bolboaca 9.53 48°22'17"/27°12'14"
Caracusenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Caracuseni, Karakushany, Karakushen 9.68 48°16'17"/27°04'22"
Trinca Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Trinka 10.61 48°12'34"/27°06'57"
Briceni Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Brichany [Rus], Briceni [Rom], Britsha, [Yid], Bryczany [Pol], Bricheni, Briceni-Târg, Bricheni Targ, Briceni Sat, Bricheni Sat, Berchan, Brichon, Britshani 12.55 48°21'46"/27°04'40"
Corjeuti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Corjeuţi [Rom, Mold], Korzhevtsy [Rus], Korzheutsy, Korzheuts' 13.86 48°12'56"/27°02'50"
Hădărăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Hodarauti, Khodoreuts, Khodoroutsy 13.91 48°22'16"/27°20'22"
Gordineşti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Gordineshty, Gordinesti Hotin 14.25 48°09'33"/27°10'11"
Mendikauts' Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Mendicauti, Oleksiivka 14.42 48°24'36"/27°15'26"
Grimăncăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Grimăncăuţi [Rom], Grimankautsy [Rus], Grimankoutsy, Grimankauts'-Bayya 14.52 48°23'33"/27°05'20"
Edinet Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Edineţ [Rom], Edinets [Mold], Edintsy [Rus], Yedinets [Yid], Jedeńcy [Pol], Edineti, Ediniţa, Edinita Targ, Ediniţa-Târg, Jedyńce, Jedincy, Yedintsy, Yedinits, Yedintzi, Yedinitz, Yedintsy-Tyrg 14.70 48°10'20"/27°18'12"
Feteşti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Feteshty 15.56 48°09'49"/27°05'56"
Alexandreni II Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Aleksandreny, Aleksandren' Nouy [Rus] 15.89 48°08'55"/27°15'42"
Birladeni Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Barladeni, Barlyadyany, Borladeny 16.64 48°15'54"/27°25'28"
Paladea Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Paladia, Paladiya 17.10 48°14'53"/27°25'33"
Rujnita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] 17.67 48°15'24"/27°26'11"
Ruseni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' 18.39 48°12'06"/27°24'57"
Balasinesti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Balasineshty 18.39 48°14'42"/26°57'40"
Grinautsi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Grinauti Raia 18.43 48°16'49"/27°27'03"
Blesteni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Bleshtenautsy 18.43 48°07'13"/27°13'11"
Burlăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Burlaneshty 18.47 48°07'36"/27°07'48"
Volodeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Volodyany 18.84 48°06'59"/27°12'18"
Clocuşna Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Klokushna 19.25 48°25'42"/27°20'59"
Berlinti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Berlintsy 19.78 48°18'38"/26°56'13"
Lopatnic Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Lopatnik 19.93 48°08'06"/27°03'22"
Tetcani Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Tetskany 20.41 48°10'51"/26°58'32"
Ocnita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ocniţa [Rom], Oknitsa [Rus], Oknitse [Yid], Ocniţa-Gară 20.53 48°22'58"/27°26'17"
Cotiujeni Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Costiceni, Kotyudzhen' 20.69 48°20'50"/26°56'16"
Parcova Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Parkova 21.13 48°09'08"/27°24'18"
Dingeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Dinzhany, Dynzhany 21.94 48°20'50"/27°29'01"
Romankovtsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Romancauti 22.09 48°29'03"/27°12'51"
Brinzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Branzeni, Brinzeny, Brynzen, Brynzeny, Brynzyany 22.56 48°05'01"/27°10'30"
Pererita Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Pereryta 22.70 48°12'30"/26°55'05"
Cupcini Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino 23.73 48°06'37"/27°23'02"
Zabriceni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zabrichen, Zăbriceni 23.88 48°04'25"/27°15'09"
Sokyryany Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Sokyryany [Ukr], Secureni [Rom], Sekuryany [Rus], Sekuria, [Yid], Sekurjany [Pol], Sokiriany, Sekiryani, Sikuran, Sokorone, Secureni Târg, Sekureni Targ, Târgu Secureni, Sekuren, Sekureni, Sekuryani, Sokyrjany 24.00 48°26'51"/27°25'00"
Rediul Mare Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare 24.36 48°13'56"/27°31'15"
Onesti II Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca 24.95 48°04'00"/27°16'34"
Lipnic Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Lipnic [Rom], Lipnik [Rus] 26.10 48°23'42"/27°30'52"
Terebna Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy 26.49 48°02'59"/27°15'01"
Cernoleuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chernolévka 26.95 48°18'44"/27°33'50"
Chiurt Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kyurt [Rus] 27.06 48°03'41"/27°20'34"
Brătuşeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Bratushany 28.05 48°04'17"/27°24'04"
Volchinets Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Vovchynets 28.30 48°27'20"/26°54'59"
Larga Mold. Bessarabia Khotin 28.32 48°22'24"/26°50'32"
Badragii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Bădragii Vechi [Mold], Badradzhi-Vek' [Rus], Staryy Badrazh [Rus], Băgragii Vechi [Mold], Badragii-Vechi, Staryye Badrazhi [Rus], Старые Бадражи [Rus] 28.49 48°02'14"/27°06'32"
Birnova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Barnova Soroca, Byrnovo 28.91 48°25'24"/27°32'01"
Lipcani Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Lipcani [Rom, Mold], Lipkany [Rus, Pol], Lipkan [Yid], Lipkon, Lipcani Târg, Lipcany 29.11 48°15'44"/26°48'36"
Stolniceni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Stolnichany 29.36 48°02'24"/27°20'48"
Polivanov-Yar Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Polivanov Iar 30.21 48°31'60"/27°01'60"
Donduseni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni 30.33 48°14'22"/27°36'20"
Voloshkova Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Voloshkove [Ukr], Voloshkovo [Rus], Voloșcova [Rom], Wołoszków [Pol], Voloshkova, Voloshkov 30.35 48°28'17"/27°30'10"
Molodovo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin 30.66 48°33'00"/27°04'60"
Şofrîncani Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo 30.69 48°02'54"/27°24'48"
Climăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Klimautsy, Klimautsi 30.76 48°18'45"/27°36'57"
Karpach Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Corpaci 31.20 48°00'30"/27°08'22"
Kobolchin Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Kobalchin', Cobălein, Kobalchini, Cobălcini 32.28 48°31'00"/27°28'00"
Pociumbauti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' 33.29 47°59'50"/27°19'19"
Kel'mentsi Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Kel'mentsy 33.90 48°27'54"/26°49'50"
Naslavcea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Nashlavcha 34.91 48°28'16"/27°34'60"
Drepcăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Drepkovtsy, Drepkautsy 35.07 48°16'24"/26°43'42"
Verejeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Soroca 35.15 48°26'22"/27°37'03"
Cuconeştii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Staryye Kukoneshty 35.68 47°58'00"/27°08'54"
Lomachintsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Lomacineţi [Rom], Lomachyntsi 35.71 48°35'03"/27°22'48"
Ozhevo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Ozheve, Ojeva [Rom], Ozhevo [Rus] 35.84 48°33'23"/27°27'56"
Stara Ushytsya Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Stara Ushytsya [Ukr], Staraya Ushitsa [Rus], Ushitza [Yid], Ushitsa [Rus, until 1829], Uszyca Stara [Pol], Olt-Ishitse 35.95 48°35'54"/27°04'38"
Neporotovo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Neporotove [Ukr], Neporotova [Rom], Neporotovo [Rus], Nieporotów [Pol] 36.26 48°36'25"/27°17'09"
Druţa Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Drutsa 36.31 47°57'55"/27°17'50"
Taul Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Tsaul' 36.43 48°12'45"/27°40'53"
Tarnova Hotin Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Tîrnova, Târnova, Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo 36.56 48°09'58"/27°39'41"
Zaicani Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zaykany 36.60 47°58'34"/27°22'08"
Shtubiyeny Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni 36.62 48°01'51"/27°30'52"
Babin Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Babyn, [Ukr], Бабин [Ukr], [Rus], Babino [Rus] 36.81 48°31'29"/26°51'24"
Bolshoi Bereg Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Jewish agri colony, no longer exists, but found on hist. maps. 37.13 48°36'40"/27°18'55"
Plop Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Plopi, Plopy 37.37 48°15'15"/27°42'16"
Lyadova Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Liadova 37.39 48°29'25"/27°36'13"
Baraboi Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Baraboy 38.24 48°05'04"/27°37'12"
Briceva Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] 38.26 48°06'51"/27°38'58"
Studenitsa Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Studenitsa [Rus], Studenytsia [Ukr], Studzienica [Pol] 39.21 48°34'60"/26°55'00"
Criva Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Kriva 39.29 48°16'26"/26°40'16"
Kalyus Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kalyus [Ukr, Rus], Kalis [Yid], Kalus [Pol], Kalios, Kolis, Kulus 39.57 48°37'60"/27°19'00"