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 Loktyshi

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Loktyshi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Laktyshy, Loktyshe, Łoktysze, Loktishi, Loktyshi 52°49'50"/26°43'20"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Drabovshchyzna Bel. Minsk Slutsk Drabowszczyzna, Drabovshchina 8.12 52°53'53"/26°40'34"
Logvinoviche Bel. Minsk Slutsk Lohwinowicze 10.04 52°54'55"/26°46'26"
Voronino Bel. Minsk Slutsk Woronino 10.77 52°55'17"/26°40'01"
Uznoga Bel. Minsk Slutsk Uznoha 11.17 52°53'59"/26°50'36"
Budcha Bel. Minsk Slutsk Budcza 11.38 52°45'34"/26°50'38"
Rubezh Bel. Minsk Slutsk Rubiez 12.61 52°56'27"/26°45'59"
Komlevshchyzna Bel. Minsk Slutsk Komlewszczyzna, Komlevshchina 12.87 52°56'01"/26°48'33"
Deniskovichi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Dzyaniskavichy, Deniskowicze, Deniskovichi 13.04 52°42'58"/26°40'48"
Mokrany Nove Bel. Minsk Slutsk 14.98 52°55'60"/26°52'00"
Yas'kovichi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Vas'koviche 14.99 52°42'00"/26°40'00"
Nagornoye Bel. Minsk Slutsk Caragacii Vechi, Nagėrna, Nagornaya, Nagurna, Nagórna, 15.72 52°58'10"/26°46'02"
Kaplanoviche Bel. Minsk Slutsk Kaplanowicze 18.67 52°59'41"/26°39'45"
Yanoviche Bel. Minsk Slutsk Janowicze 19.27 52°59'46"/26°38'15"
Lyubashëvo Bel. Minsk Slutsk Lyubashava [Bel], Lyubashëvo [Rus], Lubaszewo [Pol], Libashe [Yid], Liubašava, Ljubasevo 20.80 52°47'01"/26°25'22"
Hantsavichy Bel. Minsk Slutsk Hantsavichy [Bel], Gantsevichi [Rus], Hancewicze [Pol], Hantzevitch [Yid], Gantseviche, Hancavičy, Hancavichy, Gancavichi 21.19 52°45'28"/26°25'51"
El'nya Bel. Minsk Slutsk Yel'nia (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 21.19 52°45'28"/26°25'51"
Lopatyche Bel. Minsk Slutsk Lopatycze 21.91 52°54'00"/26°25'00"
Sinyavka Bel. Minsk Slutsk Sinyavka [Rus], Siniawka [Pol], Siniavka [Yid], Siniaŭka [Bel], Sieniawka 22.99 52°57'49"/26°27'35"
Semezhevo Bel. Minsk Slutsk Syemyezhava 23.50 52°57'22"/27°00'14"
Syemyezhava Bel. Minsk Slutsk Semezhevo 23.50 52°57'22"/27°00'14"
Sukach Bel. Minsk Slutsk Sukacze, Sukache 23.72 52°47'26"/26°22'32"
Liskovo Bel. Minsk Slutsk Liskeva 23.80 53°00'57"/26°32'38"
Gaynin Bel. Minsk Slutsk Hajnin 25.18 52°54'55"/26°22'27"
Buchatino Bel. Minsk Slutsk Buchatsina 25.91 52°54'43"/27°05'02"
Novyy Rozhan Bel. Minsk Slutsk Roza, Nowy 26.54 52°47'29"/27°06'42"
Lyusino Bel. Minsk Pinsk Lusino 26.57 52°37'41"/26°30'47"
Klyetsk Bel. Minsk Slutsk Klyetsk [Bel], Kletsk [Rus], Kletzk [Yid], Kleck [Pol], Klezk, Klieck, Klecak, Kletsak 26.59 53°03'49"/26°37'56"
Leshnya Bel. Minsk Slutsk Leszna 27.23 53°00'28"/27°00'09"
Tal'minovichi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Talminowicze 27.50 52°56'44"/26°21'33"
Malyye Chuchevichi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Małe Czuczewicze, Male Chucheviche, Malyye Chucheviche 28.77 52°35'36"/26°53'33"
Czuczewicze Male Bel. Minsk Slutsk 28.77 52°35'36"/26°53'33"
Czuczewicze Wielkie Bel. Minsk Slutsk 28.77 52°35'36"/26°53'33"
Vyalikiya Chuchavichy Bel. Minsk Slutsk Bol'shiye Chuchevichi [Rus], Czuczewicze Wielkie [Pol], Vel'ke Chucheviche 29.49 52°34'43"/26°51'30"
Chyrvonaya Slabada Bel. Minsk Slutsk Chyrvonaya Slabada [Bel], Krasnaya Sloboda [Rus, since 1917], Vyzna [Rus, before 1917], Vizna [Yid], Wyzna [Pol], Vizhnia, Krasnaja Sloboda, Èyrvonaja Słabada 30.16 52°51'08"/27°10'11"
Medvedichi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Medvedichi [Rus], Niedżwiedzica [Pol], Medveditch [Yid], Miadźviedzièy [Bel], Nedzveditsa, Medwiedischki, Miedwiedica, Mjadzvedzicy 30.54 52°56'12"/26°18'09"
Timkovichi Bel. Minsk Slutsk Tsimkavichy [Bel], Timkovichi [Rus], Timkovitz [Yid], Cimkavičy [Bel], Cimkowicze [Pol], Tymkowicze [Pol], Cymkowicze 31.85 53°04'02"/26°59'25"
Gavril'chitsy Bel. Minsk Slutsk Hawrylczyce, Hawryl'chytsy 32.43 52°38'24"/27°05'12"
Mal'kovichi Bel. Minsk Pinsk Malkoviche, Mal'kavichy, Małkowicze 34.21 52°31'56"/26°35'55"
Lan' Bel. Minsk Slutsk 35.36 53°08'53"/26°41'23"
Khotynichi Bel. Minsk Pinsk Chotynicze, Khatynichy 35.87 52°37'39"/26°18'30"
Mysloboye Bel. Minsk Slutsk Mystoboje, Mysloboz 36.10 52°59'22"/26°15'10"
Orda Bel. Minsk Slutsk 36.62 53°07'30"/26°28'36"
Mozoli Bel. Minsk Slutsk 36.77 52°53'09"/27°15'44"
Zadub'ye Bel. Minsk Pinsk Zadubie 38.17 52°31'45"/26°27'04"
Zalaz'ye Bel. Minsk Slutsk Zalazie, Zaloz'ye 38.29 52°45'02"/27°16'34"
Lyakhavichy Bel. Minsk Slutsk Lyakhavichy [Bel], Lyakhovichi [Rus], Lachowicze [Pol], Lechovitz [Yid], Lekhevitsh, Lechowitz, Lechovich, Lachovitch, Liachovitch, Lakhovits, Lyakhoviche, Lachavičy, Ljachovicy, Lachovici (Opened for Jewish settlement after exemption from "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 38.54 53°02'21"/26°15'47"
Krivoshin Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Krzywoszyn, Kshivoshin 39.83 52°52'17"/26°07'58"