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 Krekhaiv

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Krekhaiv Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets Krekhayev, Krekhayiv, Krikhayevo 50°48'14"/30°47'48"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Semypolky Ukr. Chernigov Oster Semipolki 12.96 50°43'35"/30°56'04"
Desna Ukr. Chernigov Oster 13.97 50°55'38"/30°45'38"
Omelianiv Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets Yemel Yanovo, Yemel'yanov, Omel'yanov, Omelyaniv 17.13 50°46'00"/31°01'60"
Oster Ukr. Chernigov Oster Oster [Ukr, Ger], Ostër [Rus], Ostor [Yid], Ostr [Pol], Ostjor, Ostyor 17.39 50°57'02"/30°52'56"
Odintsy Ukr. Chernigov Oster Odyntsy 19.58 50°55'27"/31°00'01"
Kryvetske Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets Krivetskoye, Kryvets'ke 23.39 50°55'07"/31°04'34"
Kozelets Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets Kozelets [Ukr, Rus], Kozeletz [Yid], Koselez [Ger], Kozielec [Pol], Kozelec 25.83 50°54'48"/31°07'17"
Zavorichi Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets Zavorychi 26.56 50°42'21"/31°08'28"
Rudnya Ukr. Chernigov Oster Rudnia 29.05 51°03'48"/30°50'46"
Lyutezh Ukr. Kiev Kiev Liutizh, Lvutezh, Lyutizh, Lutesh, Lutezh 31.39 50°41'01"/30°23'36"
Kozarovichi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kozarovychi, Kazarovichi 31.67 50°45'22"/30°21'10"
Novi Petrivtsi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Novyye Petrovtsy, Novye Petrovtsy, Novopetrovtsy 31.69 50°37'39"/30°26'35"
Novi Petrovtsy 31.69 °00'00"/°00'00"
Morivsk Ukr. Chernigov Oster Morovsk, Morivs'k 31.74 51°05'05"/30°52'42"
Brovary Ukr. Chernigov Oster Brovary [Ukr, Rus], Browary [Pol, Ger], Brovari [Yid], Brovar 31.78 50°31'05"/30°48'24"
Stari Petrovtsy Ukr. Kiev Kiev Stari Petrivtsi 31.81 50°39'06"/30°24'50"
Vyshgorod Ukr. Kiev Kiev Vyshhorod 32.57 50°35'05"/30°29'23"
Dymer Ukr. Kiev Kiev Dymer [Ukr], Dimer [Rus, Yid], Dymir [Pol] 34.79 50°47'11"/30°18'09"
Yaroslavka Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets 37.88 50°40'26"/31°17'40"
Rykun Ukr. Kiev Kiev Rykun' 38.40 50°45'42"/30°15'17"