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 Korsunka

Matching Town Modern
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Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Korsunka Ukr. Kiev Uman 48°49'13"/30°48'30"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Talne Ukr. Kiev Uman Tal'ne [Ukr], Tal'noye [Rus], Talna [Yid], Talne [Pol, Ger], Talnoe, Talnoya 11.26 48°53'20"/30°41'41"
Kalnybolota Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Kal'nybolota [Ukr], Kalnybolot [Rus], Kal'nibolota, Kal'niboloto, Pyataya Rota 15.30 48°45'09"/30°59'24"
Novoarkhanhel's'k Kherson Yelizavetgrad Novoarkhanhel's'k [Ukr], Novoarkhangel'sk [Rus], Nowoarchanhelśk, Arkhaigorod 17.19 48°39'58"/30°49'13"
Moshuriv Ukr. Kiev Uman Moshurov, Mashurov 18.35 48°53'35"/30°34'59"
Torgovitsa Ukr. Kiev Uman Torhovytsia [Ukr], Torgovitsa [Rus], Targovitza [Yid], Torhovycja, Torhowica 18.39 48°39'21"/30°47'02"
Tal'yanka Ukr. Kiev Uman Tal'yanky, Talianky 18.54 48°48'18"/30°33'22"
Nerubaika Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Nerubayka 19.81 48°39'40"/30°41'16"
Legezino Ukr. Kiev Uman Lehedzyne, Legezino 21.79 48°47'45"/30°30'47"
Oksanyne Ukr. Kiev Uman Oksanino 24.05 48°41'27"/30°32'45"
Potash Ukr. Kiev Uman 24.22 48°53'50"/30°29'55"
Vilkhovets Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Ol'khovets 24.70 49°02'11"/30°53'16"
Potoki Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Potoky 25.33 48°44'31"/31°07'58"
Viknyne Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Oknino, Viknino 25.70 48°55'33"/31°07'16"
Nadlak Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Kil'ten' 25.72 48°44'03"/31°08'02"
Mar'yanovka Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Mar'yanivka, Marianivka , Vasilyevka 26.56 48°35'12"/30°53'01"
Kosenivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Kosenovka 27.51 48°49'52"/30°25'58"
Babanka Ukr. Kiev Uman Babanka [Rus, Ukr], Bobinka [Yid], Babenka, Babynka 29.17 48°42'28"/30°26'56"
Mokra Kalyhirka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Mokra Kalyhirka [Ukr], Mokrakaligorka [Rus], Kalihórka Mokra [Pol], Mokraya Kaligorka, Mokraja Kalagirka, Kalerka 30.25 48°50'41"/31°13'12"
Zvenigorodka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Zvenyhorodka [Ukr], Zvenigorodka [Rus, Yid], Zwienigorodka [Pol], Zwenigorodka, Zwinogródka, Zwinogródek, Dzwinogród, Zvinerodke 30.44 49°04'29"/30°57'46"
Molodets'ke Ukr. Kiev Uman Molodetske, Molodetskoye 31.18 48°52'36"/30°23'27"
Ryzhanovka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Ryzhanivka [Ukr], Ryzhanovka [Rus], Rizinivka [Yid], Ryżanówka [Pol], Ryzanivka, Rizhnifke 31.51 49°05'50"/30°43'00"
Martynivka Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Martynovka, Martynovicheva (Jewish agri col. 1854) 31.96 48°32'15"/30°53'10"
Ivan'ki Ukr. Kiev Uman Ivan'ki [Rus], Ivan'ky [Ukr], Ivan'ka, Iwańka (Pogrom in 1919) 32.45 48°59'27"/30°26'52"
Dubovo Ukr. Kiev Uman Dubova [Ukr, Yid], Dubovo [Rus], Dubowa [Pol], Dubrovo 33.49 48°38'09"/30°26'51"
Myzhnivka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Mizinovka, Mizinivka 33.50 49°07'14"/30°50'47"
Staryye Babany Ukr. Kiev Uman Stari Babany, Babany 33.61 48°50'56"/30°21'04"
Tomashovka Ukr. Kiev Uman Tomashivka 33.62 48°59'54"/30°26'11"
Kapustino Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Kapustyne 34.58 48°56'57"/31°14'20"
Nemorozh Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka 34.66 49°07'29"/30°54'39"
Andreevka Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Annovka, Rakovetskaya (Jewish agri col. 1845) 35.01 48°39'50"/31°13'21"
Tyshkivka Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Tyshkivka [Ukr], Tishkovka [Rus], Tishkofke [Yid] 37.32 48°29'48"/30°56'32"
Mala Man'kivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Mala Man'kovka 37.97 48°59'42"/30°21'42"
Man'kivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Mankivka, Man'kovka 38.17 48°57'49"/30°20'01"
Perehonivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Peregonovka 38.37 48°31'56"/30°31'15"
Pokatilovo Ukr. Kiev Uman Pokatilovo [Rus], Pokotylove [Ukr], Pokitilov [Yid], Pokotyłowo [Pol], Pokotilovo, Pokotilova 39.51 48°28'24"/30°41'35"
Kazatskoye Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Kozatskoye, Kozatske, Kozats'ke 39.52 49°05'56"/31°08'41"