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 Leshchin

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Leshchin Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Lishchyn [Ukr], Leshchin [Rus], Lishtin [Yid], Leszczyn [Pol], Leshtshin 50°09'09"/28°50'18"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Volosiv Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Volosovo 6.72 50°07'12"/28°55'03"
Levkov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Levkov [Rus], Levkiv [Ukr], Lefkev [Yid], Lewków [Pol], Levkovo 9.51 50°14'16"/28°51'00"
Staraya Kotel'nya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kotelnia, Kotelnja, Kotelnua, Kotelnya, Kotolina Hayashana, Starosel'ye (Pogrom: 7-10-1919) 10.25 50°06'46"/28°58'04"
Kodnya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kodnya [Rus, Ukr], Kodnia [Yid, Pol], Kodnja 12.41 50°04'60"/28°42'06"
Sinhury Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Sengury, Singuri 13.17 50°10'19"/28°39'21"
Ivnitsa Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ivnytsia [Ukr], Ivnitsa [Rus], Ivnitza [Yid], Iwnica [Pol], Ivnycja, Ivnitsya, Ivnytsya, Ivnitse 15.04 50°08'56"/29°02'57"
Zhytomyr Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Zhytomyr [Ukr], Zhitomir [Rus, Yid], Żytomierz [Pol], Schytomyr [Ger], Žytomyr, Žitomir, Shitomir, Jitomir (Pogrom 4-23-1905) 16.98 50°15'54"/28°40'36"
Korbutovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Korbutivka, Mal'ovanka, Malovanka 18.41 50°14'47"/28°37'31"
Tatarinovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ozerianka, Ozeryanka 18.43 50°05'09"/28°36'06"
Ozerianka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Tatarinovka, Ozeryanka 18.43 50°05'09"/28°36'06"
Andrushevka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Andrushivka [Ukr], Andrushevka [Rus], Andrishifke [Yid], Andruszówka [Pol], Andrushovka, Andruschowka 19.40 50°01'22"/29°01'13"
Kroshnia Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kroshnya (No longer exists separately, but found on Google and hist. maps) 19.97 50°17'26"/28°39'31"
Korotenka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kerotenka, Korotinka (Only found on hist. maps) 20.61 50°13'00"/28°34'00"
Reya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Reia 20.99 50°01'05"/28°37'56"
Troyanov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Troyaniv [Ukr], Troyanov [Rus, Yid], Trojanów [Pol], Troianiv, Treyonev, Trayanov 22.15 50°06'43"/28°32'03"
Chervonoye Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chervone [Ukr], Chervonnoye [Rus], Czerwona [Pol], Chervonoye 22.49 49°57'04"/28°51'59"
Nekhvoroshch Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Nekhvoroshcha 22.93 49°57'56"/28°58'25"
Korostyshev Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Korostyshiv [Ukr], Korostyshev [Rus], Korshev [Yid], Korosteszów [Pol], Korostishev, Korostyschiw, Korostysiv, Krostchov 23.99 50°19'02"/29°03'23"
Pustelnyky Ukr. Kiev Skvira Pustel'nyky 27.55 50°06'51"/29°13'12"
Veliky Nyzhirtsi Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Veliky Nyzhirtsi [Ukr], Bol'shiye Nizgortsy [Rus], Nizgórce Wielki [Pol], Nizgurtzy Bol'shiye, Velikiye Nizhgurtsy, Velyka Nyzhirci, Bolshiye Nezgortsi 30.94 49°53'25"/28°41'39"
Skraglevka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Skralevka, Skrolifka 31.77 49°56'28"/28°32'21"
Berdychiv Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Berdychiv [Ukr], Berdichev [Rus], Barditchev [Yid], Berdyczów [Pol], Berdicev [Rom], Berditchev, Berditchov, Berditschew, Berdytschiw, Berdyciv 33.36 49°53'39"/28°36'05"
Slobodka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Kolony Slobodka, Slobidka 33.68 50°27'11"/28°53'52"
Khodorkov Ukr. Kiev Skvira Khodorkiv [Ukr], Khodorkov [Rus], Chodorkov [Yid], Chodorków [Pol], Chodorkiv, Khodorkev 33.93 50°05'43"/29°18'21"
Vilskaya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Vil'sk, Vil's'k 33.95 50°22'51"/28°31'15"
Belopol'ye Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Belopol'ye [Rus], Bilopillya [Ukr], Białopol [Pol] 34.30 49°50'41"/28°52'11"
Dubovets Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Dubovets' (Pogrom 5-10-1905) 35.51 50°20'54"/28°26'37"
Chernyakhov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chernyakhov [Rus], Chernyachiv [Ukr], Chernichov [Yid], Czerniachów [Pol], Tschernjachow [Ger], Cherniakhov, Cernjachiv (Pogroms: 6-20 and 6-24-1919) 35.84 50°27'23"/28°40'13"
Pyatka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Pyatka [Ukr], Piatka [Rus], Pyatke [Yid], Piątka [Pol], Pyatki, Pjatki, Pjatka 36.75 50°01'11"/28°22'00"
Romanovka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Romanivka, Radyans'ke, Radyanskoye, Radianske 37.20 49°53'33"/28°30'39"
Radyans'ke Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Korichintsy, Romanovka, Romanivka, Radianske, Radyanskoye 37.20 49°53'33"/28°30'39"
Vcherayshe Ukr. Kiev Skvira Vcheraishe, Vchoraishe, Vchorayshe 38.74 49°51'52"/29°08'36"
Rudnia-Poshta Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Rudnya Poshta 39.11 50°12'28"/28°17'45"