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 Balti
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 2.69 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 8.80 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 9.52 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 9.64 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 9.82 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 12.07 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 12.13 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 12.54 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 13.14 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 14.39 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 14.51 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 14.84 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 15.28 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 16.05 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 16.28 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 17.19 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 17.60 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 17.77 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 17.91 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 18.29 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 20.32 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 20.77 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 21.32 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 21.48 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 21.62 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 21.89 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 21.98 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 22.13 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 22.46 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 22.57 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 23.05 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 23.29 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 24.33 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 24.56 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 24.62 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 24.64 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 24.70 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 24.96 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 25.13 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 25.30 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 25.72 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 25.83 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 26.03 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 26.09 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 26.32 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 26.84 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 27.56 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 27.90 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 28.05 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 28.09 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 28.36 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 28.72 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 30.11 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 30.35 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 30.53 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 30.70 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 31.10 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 31.35 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 31.51 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 31.54 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 31.62 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 31.75 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 31.79 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 32.02 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 32.29 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 32.42 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Socii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cartofleanca, Kartoflyanka, Novyye Sochi | 32.87 | 47°32'15"/27°38'45" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 33.02 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 33.19 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 33.69 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 33.82 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 33.88 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 33.92 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 34.09 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 34.10 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 34.15 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 34.24 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 34.28 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 34.28 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 34.63 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 34.64 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 34.72 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 34.80 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 34.84 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 34.94 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 35.09 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 35.10 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Musteaţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mustyatsa, Mustyatsy | 35.11 | 47°30'41"/27°38'47" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 35.15 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 35.22 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 35.28 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 35.36 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 35.58 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 35.72 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 36.41 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 36.84 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 36.89 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 37.32 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Rediul de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Redyu Vtoroy, Redyu de Zhos | 37.34 | 47°30'36"/27°36'06" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 38.01 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 38.18 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 38.63 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 38.74 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 38.78 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 38.90 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 38.98 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 39.15 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 39.16 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Viişoara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Viishoara, Vinshoara, Viishora, Viyshoara | 39.50 | 47°37'02"/27°26'53" |
| Hînceşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gancheshty | 39.87 | 47°32'56"/27°30'08" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 39.93 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Călineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kalinesht' [Rus], Kelineshti, Kalineshty [Rus] | 39.96 | 47°33'48"/27°29'09" |
