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 Belovizh

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Belovizh Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Bilovizh [Ukr], Біловіж [Ukr], Byalovizh, Belovizh, Białowiż, Belovezh [Rus], Belovizhskaya 51°23'05"/27°28'16"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Rudnia-Sobichinskaya Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Pokrovske, Pokrovs'ke, Sobichin, Sobichino, Komsomol's'ke, Sabichin, Obyshen', Komsomol'skoye, Komsomolske 7.67 51°21'00"/27°34'00"
Zalav'ye Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Zalavia, Zalave, Załawie, Zalav”ya 9.70 51°23'17"/27°19'53"
Blezhovo Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Blezewo, Blezowo, Blazhove 10.07 51°25'46"/27°20'42"
Snovidovichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Snovydovychi [Ukr], Snowidowicze [Pol], Snovidovichi [Rus], Snovidoviche 11.55 51°17'28"/27°23'56"
Glinnoye Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Glinne, Hlynne 16.28 51°31'35"/27°24'46"
Yuzefin Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Jozefin 19.37 51°33'00"/27°22'60"
Rokitnoye Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Rokytne [Ukr], Rokitnoye [Rus], Rokitna [Pol], Rokitno [Yid], Rakitnoye, Rakitno 21.34 51°16'47"/27°12'50"
Dert' Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Derc 21.76 51°12'31"/27°20'02"
Olevsk Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Olevs'k [Ukr], Olevsk [Rus], Olivsk [Yid], Olewsk [Ger, Pol] 21.78 51°13'29"/27°39'08"
Berózovo Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Berezuv, Berezov, Berezów, Berëzovo 23.79 51°35'01"/27°20'41"
Kisorichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Kisorycze, Kisoryche 25.44 51°11'53"/27°15'33"
Os'nitsk Ukr. Volynia Rovno Osnick 25.72 51°17'01"/27°08'17"
Tomashgorod Ukr. Volynia Rovno Tomashhorod [Ukr], Tomashgorod [Rus], Tomaszgród [Pol], Tomashorod, Tomashgrod, Tomashgrud 28.01 51°22'11"/27°04'06"
Perha Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Perga 28.96 51°24'04"/27°53'15"
Stariki Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Rudnia Staryki, Rudnya Staryki 30.06 51°14'29"/27°06'15"
Karpilovka Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Karpilówka 31.63 51°09'15"/27°12'17"
Netreba Ukr. Volynia Ovruch 31.96 51°06'50"/27°18'59"
Ustinovka Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Ustynivka, Yustinburg 32.11 51°20'33"/27°55'43"
Dzerzhinsk Bel. Minsk Mozyr Radzilovichi, Radzilowicze 32.29 51°40'16"/27°32'45"
Drozdin Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Drozdin [Ukr, Yid], Drozdyń [Pol], Drozdyn', Drodzyn 33.68 51°38'52"/27°13'48"
Staroye Selo Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Stare Siolo 34.54 51°36'48"/27°08'00"
Khrapun' Bel. Minsk Mozyr Kharapunya, Khrapunya, Chrapun' 35.08 51°42'00"/27°28'60"
Zamyslovichi Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Zamyslovychi 35.32 51°15'31"/27°56'15"
Borovoye Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Borowa, Borowe 35.97 51°06'03"/27°13'24"
Rudnia-Radovelska Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Rudnya-Radovel'skaya, Rudnya-Radovel's'ka 37.80 51°10'33"/27°54'00"
Klesov Ukr. Volynia Rovno Klesiv [Ukr], Klesov [Rus], Klesów [Pol], Klisov [Yid], Klosova, Klosowa 38.41 51°19'46"/26°55'30"