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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 1.52 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 4.07 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 5.10 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 6.06 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 6.54 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Hîrboveţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gerbovets, Harbovat | 6.81 | 47°20'25"/28°18'42" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 7.82 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 8.22 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 8.59 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 8.85 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 10.34 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 10.41 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 10.67 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 10.87 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 11.82 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 12.16 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 12.55 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 12.57 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 13.26 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 13.86 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 13.88 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 14.14 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 14.45 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 14.47 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 14.47 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 14.65 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 15.11 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Pituşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pitushka | 15.66 | 47°14'10"/28°25'21" |
| Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 15.95 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 15.98 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 16.22 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Seliştea Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya | 16.63 | 47°14'01"/28°18'49" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 16.69 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 17.02 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Sipoteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sipoteny | 17.78 | 47°16'48"/28°11'48" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 17.86 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Zubreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zubreshty | 18.07 | 47°14'30"/28°31'27" |
| Găleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Galesht', Goleshty | 18.23 | 47°13'37"/28°29'29" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 18.25 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 18.29 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
| Codreanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cobalca, Kobylka | 18.33 | 47°17'12"/28°35'31" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 18.73 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 18.78 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 20.38 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Peticheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Peticeni | 20.50 | 47°14'13"/28°12'21" |
| Sadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 20.52 | 47°11'33"/28°20'40" | |
| Horodişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodishche, Horodistea, Horodistea Lapusna | 20.95 | 47°12'35"/28°15'10" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 21.08 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Bahmut | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bakhmut | 21.27 | 47°19'25"/28°06'52" |
| Bucovat | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bukkfalva, Bukovecz, Bykovets | 21.41 | 47°11'16"/28°27'19" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 21.44 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 21.51 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 21.63 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 21.75 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Pirjolteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Parjolteni, Pyrzholteny | 22.57 | 47°11'51"/28°14'25" |
| Grebleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Grebleshty | 22.58 | 47°14'23"/28°36'36" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 22.75 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 22.79 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Donici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, | 23.45 | 47°17'11"/28°40'08" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 23.99 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 24.01 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Vorniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lapusna | 24.91 | 47°09'10"/28°25'51" |
| Isacova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Isakovo | 25.09 | 47°22'07"/28°43'11" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 25.59 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 25.62 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 25.63 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 26.23 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Pănăşeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Panasheshty | 26.37 | 47°09'20"/28°31'13" |
| Cioreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Choreshty, Ciorasti | 26.40 | 47°09'56"/28°13'15" |
| Lozova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lozovo, Luhova | 26.58 | 47°08'09"/28°23'01" |
| Teleşeu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Telesheu, Teleshovo | 26.68 | 47°16'01"/28°42'10" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 26.97 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Temeleuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Temelenti Lapusna, Temeleuts, Temeleutsy | 27.16 | 47°15'14"/28°04'24" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 27.36 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 28.47 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Cornesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti | 28.55 | 47°21'31"/28°00'29" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 28.88 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 29.15 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 29.32 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 29.35 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Romăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Romaneshty | 29.59 | 47°13'32"/28°42'41" |
| Găureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gaureni de Sus, Gaureny | 29.83 | 47°11'58"/28°05'13" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 29.86 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Selişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Selishty Veke, Selishtya, Selistea Hotin, Selts, Slistea Veche | 29.96 | 47°10'04"/28°07'56" |
| Vyantory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vanatori, Vînători | 30.08 | 47°11'05"/28°06'09" |
| Rădenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radeni Vek, Staryye Redeny, Radoya | 30.23 | 47°18'03"/28°00'02" |
| Balanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Balaneshty | 30.56 | 47°12'29"/28°03'51" |
| Străşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Străşeni [Rom, Mold], Strasheny [Rus], Stresheni, Strashen' | 30.77 | 47°08'32"/28°36'28" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 30.90 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Mileşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Mileshty, Mileştii Mari | 31.16 | 47°13'22"/28°02'21" |
| Zamciogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zamchozhi, Zamosi | 31.58 | 47°12'18"/28°43'20" |
| Peresecina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Peresechino, Pereslchina | 31.75 | 47°15'18"/28°46'08" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 32.40 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Orhei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] | 33.00 | 47°23'06"/28°49'28" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 33.00 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 33.32 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
| Vărzăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vărzăreşti [Rom], Verzereshti, Varzareshty | 33.34 | 47°06'19"/28°11'35" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 33.93 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Iurceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yurcheny | 34.19 | 47°04'46"/28°15'36" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 34.36 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Micleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty | 34.95 | 47°14'24"/28°48'19" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 35.48 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 35.49 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 35.52 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 35.74 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 35.90 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Steţcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stetskany | 36.21 | 47°14'09"/28°49'15" |
| Sireţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sirets, Sireţ, Seretsi | 36.41 | 47°08'03"/28°42'49" |
| Nisporeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nisporeni [Mold, Rom], Nisporeny [Rus], Nisporyany, Nisiporeni | 36.41 | 47°04'54"/28°10'17" |
| Bolduresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Boldureshti, Boldureshty, Buldureshty | 36.63 | 47°08'05"/28°03'15" |
| Drăguşenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Drăguşenii Noi [Rom, Mold], Novyye Dragusheny [Rus], Dragusheny-Nouy, Dragushen'-Nouy, Dragusheni Nouy, Drăguşenii Noui | 36.68 | 47°02'45"/28°25'27" |
| Cîrneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Carnesti, Cornesti Gara, Korneshty Sabany, Kyrneshty | 36.77 | 47°10'33"/27°59'50" |
| Ivancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna | 36.81 | 47°17'09"/28°51'25" |
| Horodca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodka | 37.39 | 47°02'45"/28°29'23" |
| Cojuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kozhushna, Kozhusna | 37.45 | 47°05'41"/28°39'43" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 37.47 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 37.51 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 37.70 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Scoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Skoreny | 37.96 | 47°04'06"/28°36'28" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 38.32 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Drăsliceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Draslicheny | 38.40 | 47°09'25"/28°46'53" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 38.62 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 38.77 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 38.84 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Secăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Secăreni [Rom], Sekareny [Rus], Sekareni, Sekaren', Sakaryany | 38.95 | 47°01'35"/28°19'56" |
| Ciuciuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chyuchyuleni, Chuchelyany, Chuchulyany, Chuchuleny (Pogrom: Nov. 5, 1905) | 39.19 | 47°01'21"/28°24'32" |
| Pirlita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pîrliţa [Mold], Pârliţa [Rom], Pyrlitsa [Rus], Perlitz [Yid], Pirlitz, Pârliţi, Pyrlitsa Satul, Pârliţa-Targ (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 39.28 | 47°19'04"/27°52'19" |
| Işnovăţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ishnovets | 39.32 | 47°13'60"/28°51'52" |
| Cetireni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chetyreny | 39.47 | 47°13'12"/27°54'56" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 39.58 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 39.63 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 39.89 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 39.91 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
