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 Krasna Wies

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Krasna Wies Pol. Grodno Bielsk Krasnowieś 52°38'57"/23°09'45"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Bočki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Boćki [Pol], Bodki [Yid], Bochki [Rus], Bozki, Boczki 7.98 52°39'08"/23°02'40"
Sobiatyn Pol. Grodno Brest Sobiatyno 9.36 52°34'22"/23°06'15"
Kośna Pol. Grodno Bielsk 11.49 52°33'48"/23°15'26"
Nowosiólki Pol. Grodno Brest 12.23 52°32'24"/23°11'02"
Orla Pol. Grodno Bielsk Orla [Pol, Rus, Yid] 13.05 52°42'17"/23°19'59"
Bielsk Podlaski Pol. Grodno Bielsk Bielsko Podlaskie, Bilsk, Byelsk, Byelsk Podlaski 13.58 52°46'12"/23°11'27"
Kleszczele Pol. Grodno Bielsk Kleszczele [Pol], Kleshtchel [Yid], Kleshchele [Rus], Klashcheli [Bel], Klėtelė [Lith], Klesheli, Kleshcheli 13.77 52°34'28"/23°19'31"
Milejczyce Pol. Grodno Brest Milejczyce [Pol], Milaytchitz [Yid], Miliechitse [Rus], Mileičicė [Lith] 14.61 52°31'09"/23°07'48"
Chojewo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 14.82 52°42'19"/22°57'48"
Osmola Pol. Grodno Bielsk 16.07 52°34'26"/22°57'34"
Klichy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 16.66 52°39'38"/22°54'59"
Hornowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 16.70 52°32'57"/22°58'40"
Nurzec Pol. Grodno Brest 19.14 52°28'38"/23°10'31"
Czeremcha Pol. Grodno Brest 19.42 52°31'00"/23°21'00"
Golonki Pol. Grodno Bialystok Holonki 19.81 52°39'42"/22°52'11"
Żerczyce Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.19 52°28'27"/23°04'56"
Hacki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.81 52°50'08"/23°11'24"
Malesze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.85 52°47'37"/22°57'56"
Žurobice Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.90 52°31'27"/22°55'53"
Rajsk Pol. Grodno Bielsk 21.88 52°50'45"/23°09'10"
Sapowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 23.16 52°49'02"/23°21'56"
Spieszyn Pol. Grodno Bielsk 23.19 52°39'28"/22°49'09"
Czarna Šrednia Pol. Grodno Bielsk Charna Srednia 24.28 52°36'04"/22°48'42"
Bransk Pol. Grodno Bielsk Brańsk [Pol], Braynsk [Yid], Bran'sk [Rus], Breinsk, Brainsk 24.45 52°44'42"/22°50'10"
Czarna Wielkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Czarna Wielka 24.57 52°34'13"/22°49'21"
Mulawicze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 24.76 52°52'00"/23°05'06"
Šwirydy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.62 52°47'24"/22°51'42"
Siemiony Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.94 52°37'30"/22°46'49"
Olędzkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Olendzie 25.96 52°48'19"/22°52'34"
Wypychy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 27.40 52°51'25"/22°56'38"
Strabla Pol. Grodno Bielsk Strahla 28.23 52°54'05"/23°06'51"
Kopyly Bel. Grodno Brest 28.26 52°28'04"/23°27'21"
Makarki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 28.72 52°33'33"/22°45'50"
Krynki Sobole Pol. Grodno Bielsk 28.76 52°32'11"/22°46'46"
Oksiutycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 28.92 52°24'48"/22°58'55"
Wólka Zaleska Pol. Grodno Bielsk 28.94 52°49'44"/22°51'07"
Ignatki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 29.23 52°52'04"/22°55'18"
Boratyniec Lacki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 29.33 52°25'08"/22°57'04"
Grodzisk Pol. Grodno Bielsk (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 29.62 52°34'58"/22°44'16"
Hajnowka Pol. Grodno Pruzhany Hajnówka [Pol], Hajnaŭka [Bel], Hainuvka, Chajnuwka 30.09 52°44'36"/23°34'52"
Tyniewicze Male Pol. Grodno Bielsk 30.15 52°51'14"/23°27'22"
Verkhovichi Bel. Grodno Brest Wierzchowice 30.81 52°28'13"/23°30'39"
Trywieża Pol. Grodno Bielsk 31.17 52°48'45"/23°32'20"
Tyniewicze Wielkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Tyniewice Duże 31.35 52°51'41"/23°28'08"
Siemiatycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk Siemiatycze [Pol], Semyatitche [Yid], Semiatyche [Rus], Semyatitcha, Semyatichi, Semyatitsh, Semyatich 31.96 52°25'38"/22°51'44"
Loyki Pol. Grodno Bialystok Lojki (No longer exists, now a suburb of Siemiatycze) 33.17 52°24'34"/22°52'15"
Ryasno Bel. Grodno Brest Rašna, Rjasna, Rosni 33.62 52°23'27"/23°25'16"
Żery Czubiki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Żery Czuliki 33.95 52°35'52"/22°40'00"
Vysokoye Bel. Grodno Brest Vysokaye [Bel], Vysokoye [Rus], Wysokie Litewskie [Pol], Visoka Litovsk [Yid], Visoka D'Lita, Visoke Dlita, Visoke Litovsk, Vysoko-Litovsk, Wysoki Litovsk, Visokie-Litevskie, Visokoya, Vysokae 33.99 52°22'15"/23°22'15"
Pobikry Pol. Grodno Bielsk Pobikra 35.06 52°37'49"/22°38'38"
Suraz Pol. Grodno Bialystok Suraż [Pol], Surazh [Rus, Yid, Bel], Suražas [Lith] 36.28 52°57'02"/22°57'22"
Mielnik Pol. Grodno Bielsk Mielnik [Pol], Melnik [Yid] 36.61 52°19'38"/23°02'54"
Klewinowo Pol. Grodno Bialystok 36.85 52°58'48"/23°11'18"
Narew Pol. Grodno Bielsk Narew [Pol], Narev [Yid, Rus], Narva [Bel, Ukr], Naraŭ [Bel], Narevas [Lith] 37.94 52°54'44"/23°31'19"