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 Lisowo

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Lisowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 52°27'48"/22°37'30"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Putkowice Nagorne Pol. Grodno Bielsk 2.21 52°28'08"/22°35'38"
Wierzchuca Nagórna Pol. Grodno Bielsk 4.58 52°28'43"/22°33'44"
Obniże Pol. Grodno Bielsk 4.93 52°30'11"/22°35'33"
Chrolowice Pol. Grodno Bielsk Chrołowice 6.15 52°25'38"/22°33'23"
Drohiczyn Pol. Grodno Bielsk Drohiczyn [Pol], Drohitchin [Yid], Drokhichin [Rus], Drohiczyn nad Bugiem, Drohiczyn-Lacki 7.62 52°23'52"/22°39'30"
Pieczyski Pol. Grodno Bielsk 11.05 52°33'27"/22°34'24"
Granne Pol. Grodno Bielsk 11.69 52°32'28"/22°30'32"
Krynki Sobole Pol. Grodno Bielsk 13.23 52°32'11"/22°46'46"
Makarki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 14.20 52°33'33"/22°45'50"
Żery Czubiki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Żery Czuliki 15.21 52°35'52"/22°40'00"
Grodzisk Pol. Grodno Bielsk (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 15.33 52°34'58"/22°44'16"
Siemiatycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk Siemiatycze [Pol], Semyatitche [Yid], Semiatyche [Rus], Semyatitcha, Semyatichi, Semyatitsh, Semyatich 16.57 52°25'38"/22°51'44"
Loyki Pol. Grodno Bialystok Lojki (No longer exists, now a suburb of Siemiatycze) 17.70 52°24'34"/22°52'15"
Czarna Wielkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Czarna Wielka 17.89 52°34'13"/22°49'21"
Pobikry Pol. Grodno Bielsk Pobikra 18.60 52°37'49"/22°38'38"
Czarna Šrednia Pol. Grodno Bielsk Charna Srednia 19.86 52°36'04"/22°48'42"
Siemiony Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.83 52°37'30"/22°46'49"
Žurobice Pol. Grodno Bielsk 21.82 52°31'27"/22°55'53"
Boratyniec Lacki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 22.65 52°25'08"/22°57'04"
Oksiutycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 24.81 52°24'48"/22°58'55"
Spieszyn Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.28 52°39'28"/22°49'09"
Ciechanowiec Pol. Grodno Bielsk Ciechanowiec [Pol], Tshekhanovits [Yid], Tsekhanovets [Rus], Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt, Tsikhanovits 25.33 52°40'43"/22°30'08"
Hornowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.72 52°32'57"/22°58'40"
Osmola Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.74 52°34'26"/22°57'34"
Golonki Pol. Grodno Bialystok Holonki 27.56 52°39'42"/22°52'11"
Klichy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 29.47 52°39'38"/22°54'59"
Żerczyce Pol. Grodno Bielsk 30.98 52°28'27"/23°04'56"
Mielnik Pol. Grodno Bielsk Mielnik [Pol], Melnik [Yid] 32.45 52°19'38"/23°02'54"
Bransk Pol. Grodno Bielsk Brańsk [Pol], Braynsk [Yid], Bran'sk [Rus], Breinsk, Brainsk 34.41 52°44'42"/22°50'10"
Sobiatyn Pol. Grodno Brest Sobiatyno 34.63 52°34'22"/23°06'15"
Milejczyce Pol. Grodno Brest Milejczyce [Pol], Milaytchitz [Yid], Miliechitse [Rus], Mileičicė [Lith] 34.74 52°31'09"/23°07'48"
Bočki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Boćki [Pol], Bodki [Yid], Bochki [Rus], Bozki, Boczki 35.29 52°39'08"/23°02'40"
Chojewo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 35.30 52°42'19"/22°57'48"
Nurzec Pol. Grodno Brest 37.29 52°28'38"/23°10'31"
Nowosiólki Pol. Grodno Brest 38.78 52°32'24"/23°11'02"
Šwirydy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 39.68 52°47'24"/22°51'42"