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 Lyubavichi

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Lyubavichi Russ. Mogilev Orsha Lyubavichi [Rus], Lubavitch [Yid], Lubawicze [Pol], Lubavièy [Bel], Lubavichi, Lyubavitch, Lyubavitsh 54°49'51"/30°57'23"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Selo Bel. Mogilev Orsha 13.14 54°54'21"/30°47'52"
Rudnya Russ. Mogilev Orsha Rudnya [Rus], Rudnia [Pol], Rudniya, Rudnja 15.59 54°56'50"/31°05'32"
Rudnya Bel. Mogilev Orsha (only found on hist. maps; near Babinovichi) 17.82 54°48'00"/30°40'60"
Rasasna Bel. Mogilev Gorki Rasasna [Bel], Rossasna [Rus], Rososne [Yid], Rososna [Pol], Rosasno, Rosasna 21.05 54°38'48"/30°52'47"
Dobromysl' Bel. Mogilev Orsha Dobromysl' [Rus], Dabramysli [Bel], Dobromysli 21.34 54°55'51"/30°40'18"
Lyézna Bel. Mogilev Orsha Lyëzna [Bel], Liozno [Rus], Liozna [Yid], Łozna [Pol], Liosna [Ger], Lezno, Lezna, Lozna, Lozniany 23.37 55°01'12"/30°47'49"
Mikulino Russ. Mogilev Orsha Mikulino [Rus], Mikulin [Pol], Mikulina, Nibulino 24.48 55°01'57"/31°06'32"
Babinovichi Bel. Mogilev Orsha Babinovichi [Rus], Babinavichy [Bel], Babinovitsh [Yid], Babinowicze [Pol], Babinavičy 24.59 54°50'06"/30°34'21"
Bobrovo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Babrova [Bel], Bobrovo [Rus] 25.03 54°37'05"/30°49'41"
Gusino Russ. Mogilev Orsha Gusino [Rus] 28.89 54°43'30"/31°22'04"
Lyady Bel. Mogilev Gorki Lyady [Bel, Rus], Liady [Yid], Lady [Pol], Lyadi, Ljady, Liadi 29.12 54°36'00"/31°10'16"
Dubrowna Bel. Mogilev Gorki Dubrowna [Bel, Pol], Dubrovno [Rus, Yid], Dubrouna [Ger, Lith], Dubrovna [Latv], Dubroŭna, Dubrovne, Dubrovka 33.44 54°34'19"/30°41'28"
Orekhovsk Bel. Mogilev Orsha Orekhovsk [Rus, since 1946], Orekhi-Vydritsa [before 1946], Arechaŭsk [Bel], Orzechowsk [Pol], Arekhawsk, Orekhi 33.77 54°41'05"/30°29'41"
Kolyshki Bel. Vitebsk Vitebsk Kolyshki [Rus], Kalisk [Yid], Kałyški [Bel], Kołyszki [Pol], Kolishki 37.42 55°10'02"/30°57'32"
Bayevo Bel. Mogilev Gorki Bayevo [Rus], Baeva [Bel], Bajewo [Pol], Baevo, Baev 39.40 54°29'15"/31°06'30"