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.
 
Sources
 
 

Results for Medvyn

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Medvyn Ukr. Kiev Kanev Medvin [Rus], Medvyn [Ukr], Medwin [Pol] (Opened for Jewish settlement after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 49°23'15"/30°46'50"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Boyarka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Boyarka [Rus, Ukr, Yid], Bojarka [Pol, Ger], Boiarka 9.52 49°19'37"/30°41'15"
Isaiki Ukr. Kiev Kanev Isaiky 11.63 49°29'17"/30°49'28"
Kidanovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kydanivka 14.12 49°26'32"/30°57'24"
Lysyanka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Lysyanka [Ukr, Rus], Lisinka [Yid], Lisianka [Pol], Łysianka, Lisyanka, Lysjanka, Lisinke 15.43 49°15'08"/30°49'46"
Kivshovata Ukr. Kiev Tarashcha Kivshovata [Ukr], Koshevatoye [Rus], Kovshevataya [Ukr], Koszowata [Pol], Koshevata, Koshevaty, Kivshuvata, Kiwszowata 15.86 49°29'11"/30°37'21"
Shenderovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Shenderivka [Ukr], Shenderovka [Rus], Shinderivka [Yid], Szenderówka [Pol], Sheyderovka 18.60 49°20'28"/31°01'39"
Boguslav Ukr. Kiev Kanev Bohuslav [Ukr], Boguslav [Rus], Bohslov [Yid], Bohusław [Pol], Boguslaw, Boslev 18.93 49°32'47"/30°52'27"
Moryntsi Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Morintsy, Morentsy 21.88 49°15'18"/31°00'14"
Steblóv Ukr. Kiev Kanev Stebliv [Ukr], Steblëv [Rus], Steblev [Yid], Steblów [Pol], Steblëv Pervyy 22.89 49°24'03"/31°05'46"
Mala Berezyanka Ukr. Kiev Tarashcha Malaya Berezyanka 23.40 49°27'31"/30°28'34"
Vynohrad Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Vynohrad [Ukr], Vinograd [Rus], Vinerod [Yid], Winograd [Pol], Vinohrad, Winnogorodka 23.57 49°14'23"/30°32'51"
Kalinovo Ukr. Kiev Tarashcha Kalynove, Chapaievka, Zhidovskaya Greblya, Zatonskoye 24.57 49°22'49"/30°26'29"
Maidanivka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Maidanovka 25.17 49°11'55"/30°58'20"
Lisovychi Ukr. Kiev Tarashcha Lisovichi 26.24 49°31'10"/30°28'47"
Kirdan Ukr. Kiev Tarashcha Kyrdany 27.25 49°34'57"/30°33'08"
Tarashcha Ukr. Kiev Tarashcha Tarashcha [Rus], Tarascha [Ukr], Tarasche [Yid], Taraszcza [Pol], Tarasca, Tarashtcha 27.84 49°33'32"/30°29'59"
Karapyshi Ukr. Kiev Kanev Karapishi 28.57 49°38'39"/30°47'46"
Myzhnivka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Mizinovka, Mizinivka 30.05 49°07'14"/30°50'47"
Nemorozh Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka 30.69 49°07'29"/30°54'39"
Ol'shanytsia Ukr. Kiev Vasilkov Ol'shanitsa, Olshanitsa 32.53 49°39'42"/30°37'27"
Olshanytsia 32.53 °00'00"/°00'00"
Ryzhanovka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Ryzhanivka [Ukr], Ryzhanovka [Rus], Rizinivka [Yid], Ryżanówka [Pol], Ryzanivka, Rizhnifke 32.59 49°05'50"/30°43'00"
Myronivka 33.86 °00'00"/°00'00"
Mironovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Myronivka 33.86 49°39'39"/30°59'14"
Kvitky Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kvitki 34.50 49°18'50"/31°14'36"
Korsun'-Shevchenkovskiy Ukr. Kiev Kanev Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyy [Ukr], Korsun'-Shevchenkovskiy [Rus, since 1944], Korsun' [Rus, until 1944], Korsn [Yid], Korsuń Szewczenkowski [Pol], Korsun-Schewtschenkiwskyj [Ger], Karun' Sheychenkovskaya 34.77 49°25'08"/31°15'31"
Rossava Ukr. Kiev Kanev Rosava [Ukr], Rossava [Rus], Rosavo [Yid], Rosawa [Pol], Rossawa 35.59 49°41'18"/30°56'57"
Vil'shana Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Vil'shana [Ukr], Ol'shana [Rus], Vilshaneh [Yid], Olszana [Pol], Vil'shany 36.52 49°12'59"/31°12'38"
Zvenigorodka Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Zvenyhorodka [Ukr], Zvenigorodka [Rus, Yid], Zwienigorodka [Pol], Zwenigorodka, Zwinogródka, Zwinogródek, Dzwinogród, Zvinerodke 37.22 49°04'29"/30°57'46"
Rusalivka Ukr. Kiev Uman Rusalovka 38.17 49°08'10"/30°25'20"
Vilkhovets Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Ol'khovets 39.81 49°02'11"/30°53'16"