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 Balta

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Balta Ukr. Podolia Balta Balta [Ukr, Rus], Balte [Yid], Bałta [Pol] (Pogrom Mar. 1882) 47°56'06"/29°37'36"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Myrony Ukr. Podolia Balta Mirony 4.10 47°56'50"/29°34'29"
Kozats'ke Ukr. Podolia Balta Kozatske, Kozatskoye, Kazatskoye 6.66 47°59'37"/29°38'48"
Abazovka Ukr. Podolia Balta Abazovka [Rus], Abuzovka, Aranyos (listed as in WOWW) 9.70 47°58'60"/29°44'07"
Lisnychivka Ukr. Podolia Balta Lesnichevka 11.35 48°00'39"/29°31'27"
Pasytsely Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Positsely, Pasitsely 12.05 47°49'50"/29°40'10"
Krynychky Ukr. Podolia Balta Krinichki 12.47 48°02'01"/29°42'25"
Pasat Ukr. Podolia Balta Passat 13.82 47°58'19"/29°48'14"
Pereima Ukr. Podolia Balta Pereyma 17.80 48°04'13"/29°29'55"
Obzhyle Ukr. Podolia Balta Obzhilo, Obzhile, Obzhiloye, Obzhila 19.15 47°59'16"/29°22'54"
Zherebkove Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Sherebkovo, Zherebkovo 21.30 47°50'25"/29°52'29"
Kotovs'k Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Podilsk, Kotovs'k [Ukr], Birzula [Rus, until 1935], Kotovsk [Rus, since 1935], Kotowsk [Pol] (Closed to Jews from 1882 to 1903 by the "Temporary Rules") (Pogrom 10-21-1905) 21.51 47°45'09"/29°31'52"
Sarazhynka Ukr. Podolia Balta Sarazhinka 21.54 48°05'18"/29°26'57"
Lyubomirka Ukr. Podolia Balta Liubomyrka, Lyubomyrka 21.82 47°45'48"/29°29'06"
Pishchana Ukr. Podolia Balta Pishchana [Ukr], Peschana [Rus], Pieszczana [Pol], Peschannaya, Peschanaya, Piszczana 22.71 48°07'38"/29°43'51"
Lypetske Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Lypets'ke Druhe, Lypets'ke Persha, Lipetskaya, Lipetskoye Pervoye, Lipetskoye Vtoroye, Lipetskoye, Lipetskiy Pervyy, Lipetskiy 23.20 47°44'03"/29°42'37"
Dëmovka Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Demivka 24.65 48°09'15"/29°34'29"
Stratiyevka Ukr. Podolia Olgopol 26.71 48°08'14"/29°25'57"
Petrivka Ukr. Podolia Balta Abamelikovo, Petrovka 27.57 47°59'13"/29°15'53"
Nestoita Ukr. Podolia Balta Nestoyita, Nestoita 27.72 47°46'04"/29°21'04"
Yasenovo Vtoroye Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Yasenovo Vtoroye [Rus], Yasenove Druhe [Ukr], Yasinovo, Yasenevo, Yasinovo Vtoroye, Jasenove II 29.48 47°53'45"/30°01'04"
Ol'gopol' Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Ol'hopil' [Ukr], Ol'gopol' [Rus], Olapolia [Yid], Olhopol [Pol], Ol'gapol' 29.54 48°11'09"/29°29'42"
Gandrabury Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Handrabury 30.19 47°43'02"/29°52'05"
Krutnoye Ukr. Podolia Balta Krata, Krutiye, Krutuje, Krutyje, Krutyye, Kruti 31.68 47°57'39"/29°12'11"
Novoheorhiivka Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Novaya Georgiyevka, Novoheorhiyivka, Novo-Grigor'yevka, Maynovo, Novogeorgiyevka, Novo-Heorhivka 32.69 47°46'28"/29°59'36"
Mikhaylovka Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Mykhailivka, Mikhaylivka 33.11 48°13'56"/29°39'30"
Kosy-Slobidka Ukr. Podolia Balta Slobodka Kosovetskaya, Kosovyts'ka Slobidka, Kosy-Slobodka, Sloboda Kosovetskaya, Kosovetskaya 33.70 47°39'09"/29°27'51"
Kruglyak Ukr. Podolia Balta Kruhliak 33.89 47°45'32"/29°15'22"
Gvozdovka Vtoraya Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Gvozdovka, Gvozdovke, Gwozdowka, Hvozdavka Druha 34.01 47°53'14"/30°04'38"
Domnytsya Ukr. Podolia Balta Domnitsa 34.43 47°47'51"/29°12'47"
Anan'yiv Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Anan'yiv [Ukr], Anan'yev [Rus], Ananiev [Yid], Ananiew [Pol], Ananev, Ananiv, Ananjew 35.23 47°43'06"/29°58'15"
Stavrovo Ukr. Kherson Ananyev 35.89 47°36'57"/29°33'23"
Chechel'nik Ukr. Podolia Olgopol Chechel'nyk [Ukr], Chechel'nik [Rus], Chitchilnik [Yid], Czeczelnik [Pol], Tshetshelnik, Chel'nik, Chechelnyk, Cecel'nyk 37.23 48°12'52"/29°21'01"
Voliarka Ukr. Podolia Balta Volarka (Jewish agri col. 1851) 37.41 47°36'49"/29°28'45"
Labushnoye Ukr. Podolia Balta Labushne, Labushnaya 37.61 48°01'11"/29°08'15"
Ivashkiv Ukr. Podolia Balta Ivashkovo, Ivashkov 37.89 48°07'33"/29°12'16"
Gelbinova Ukr. Podolia Balta (Jewish agri col. 1851) 39.24 47°56'33"/30°09'12"