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 Balin

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Alt. Names Coordinates
Balin Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy [Rus, Yid], Baly, [Ukr], Ballin, Balina 48°52'47"/26°40'25"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
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Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Makiv Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Makiv [Ukr], Makov [Rus] 9.61 48°47'38"/26°41'21"
Smotrych Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Smotrych [Ukr], Smotrich [Rus], Smotritch [Yid], Smotrycz [Pol], Smotrytsch, Smotryc 11.29 48°56'56"/26°33'38"
Shatava Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Shatava [Rus, Ukr], Shatova [Yid], Szatawa [Pol], Shitova (Pogrom 1919) 11.96 48°46'26"/26°42'15"
Dunayivtsy Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Dunayivtsi [Ukr], Dunayevtsy [Rus], Dinovitz [Yid], Dunajowce [Pol], Dunayevitz, Dinewitz, Dinovits, Dunivits, Dinovets, Dunaivci, Dunaivtsi, Dunajevcy, Dunajewzy 13.41 48°53'21"/26°51'23"
Gumentsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Humentsi, Imenits 13.51 48°45'42"/26°37'47"
Krivchik Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kryvchyk 14.33 48°48'34"/26°50'16"
Knyazhpol' Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Knyazhpil' 20.57 48°42'19"/26°46'01"
Zarichnka Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Zarechanka [Rus, since 1944], Zarichanka [Ukr], Lyantskorun [Rus, before 1944], Lantzekronia [Yid], Lanckoruń [Pol], Laskorun, Lantskorun, Zaricanka 21.57 48°53'20"/26°22'44"
Pochapyntsi Ukr. Podolia Kamenets Podolskiy Pochapintsy 21.84 48°55'01"/26°22'49"
Kam˝yanets'-Podil's'kyy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Kam˝yanets'-Podil's'kyy [Ukr], Kamenets Podolskiy [Rus], Komenetz [Yid], Kamieniec Podolski [Pol], Cameniţa [Rom], Camenecia [Lat], Kumenetz-Podolsk, Kamenets Podolsk, Kamenets Podolski, Komenitz Podolsk, Kamenets Podilski, Kamenez Podolsk 22.52 48°41'12"/26°34'50"
Zin'kovtsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Zin'kivtsi 23.17 48°41'05"/26°33'45"
Orinin Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Oryny, [Ukr], Orini, [Rus, Yid], Oryni, [Pol], Orinien, Orinik, Horynin 24.36 48°45'40"/26°23'37"
Kosohirka Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Kosohirka [Ukr], Kosogorka [Rus], Frampol' [Rus], Franpol [Pol] 24.60 49°05'42"/26°45'01"
Kupin Ukr. Podolia Proskurov Kupyn [Ukr], Kupin [Rus, Yid] 25.11 49°05'47"/26°34'38"
Karavasary Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy No longer exists. Found only on hist. maps. 25.55 48°39'59"/26°32'38"
Velikiy Zhvanchik Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Velikiy Zhvanchik [Rus], Velykyy Zhvanchyk [Ukr], Zvantchik [Yid], Żwańczyk [Pol], Zhvanchik, Zvantsig, Velikii Zhvanchik, Velika Zvanchyk 25.92 48°46'00"/26°58'60"
Letava Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy 26.44 48°54'27"/26°18'52"
Kitay Gorod Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kytaihorod [Ukr], Kitay Gorod [Rus], Kitaigorod [Yid], Kitajgród [Pol], Kitai Gorod, Kitaĭgorod, Kitaygorod, Kitay-gorod, Kitared 27.68 48°38'41"/26°47'52"
Chemerivtsi Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Chemerivtsi [Ukr], Chemerovtsy [Rus], Chemirovits [Yid], Czemerowce [Pol], Czemeriwcy, Chemirovtsy, Chemerovitz, Cemerivci, Tshimerovitz 27.84 49°00'49"/26°21'05"
Solobkovtsy Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Solobkovtsy [Rus], Slobkovitz [Yid], Solobkivtsi [Ukr], Sołodkowce [Pol], Solobkivci, Sołobkowce, Salobkovtsy, Slopkovitz 28.98 49°05'04"/26°55'09"
Proskurivka Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Proskurovka 29.33 49°01'23"/27°00'39"
Moroziv Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Morozov 30.72 48°58'09"/27°04'17"
Sokilets' Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Sokilets' [Ukr], Sokolets [Rus], Sokolits [Yid], Sokolec [Pol] 31.37 48°44'59"/27°03'14"
Rykhta Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Rychta, Ruhta, Rikhta 31.86 48°38'43"/26°25'25"
Horodok Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Horodok [Ukr], Gorodok [Rus], Grayding [Yid], Gródek [Pol], Gródek Podolski, Gorodok-Proskurovskiy 32.25 49°09'49"/26°35'02"
Zbryzh Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Zbrizh [Rus], Zbrzyź [Pol], Zbrzezie, Nowe Brzezie 34.94 48°54'48"/26°11'54"
Shidlovtsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Szydtowce 35.21 48°59'57"/26°13'38"
Voronovitsa Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Woronowica, Voronovytsia, Voronovita (Pogrom: 7-10-1919) 36.69 48°32'59"/26°40'07"
Zin'kov Ukr. Podolia Letichev Zin'kiv [Ukr], Zin'kov [Rus], Zinkov [Yid], Zińków [Pol], Zinkev 36.72 49°04'53"/27°04'18"
Yarmolintsy Ukr. Podolia Proskurov Yarmolyntsi [Ukr], Yarmolintsy [Rus], Yarmolintza [Yid], Jarmolińce [Pol], Jarmolinzy, Jarmolynci, Yarmelinitz 36.76 49°11'33"/26°50'14"
Lastivtsi Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Lastovtsy 37.42 48°34'47"/26°26'32"
Studenitsa Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Studenitsa [Rus], Studenytsia [Ukr], Studzienica [Pol] 37.47 48°34'60"/26°55'00"
Chernokozintsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Czarnokozinice, Chornokozyntsi 37.80 48°39'34"/26°16'51"
Zhvanets Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Zhvanets [Ukr, Rus], Zvantz [Yid], Żwaniec [Pol], Schwanez [Ger], Zvanitz, Zvonitz, Zwanitse, Zvanec, Zhvaned, Svanyecz, Shwanez 39.09 48°32'57"/26°29'33"
Kudrintsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Kudrintz, Kudryńce 39.57 48°37'22"/26°17'60"
Pesets' Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa 39.57 48°46'39"/27°11'29"