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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mereni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Mereny, Miren, Mireni | 46°40'25"/28°38'57" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caracui | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Karakuy | 8.62 | 46°42'00"/28°32'34" |
| Ivanovca Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Ioneasca, Ionyaska | 8.80 | 46°44'44"/28°41'51" |
| Ialpugeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) | 10.07 | 46°35'07"/28°37'11" |
| Sărăţica Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Saratsika Veke | 12.06 | 46°36'09"/28°31'48" |
| Sărata-Galbenă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Sarata Golban, Serata Galbene, Sarata-Galbene | 12.24 | 46°44'05"/28°30'56" |
| Ecaterinovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka | 12.53 | 46°35'00"/28°44'50" |
| Porumbrei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Mitropolit, Porumbrey | 12.62 | 46°41'22"/28°48'47" |
| Orac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Oracu, Orak | 14.45 | 46°40'01"/28°27'36" |
| Sahaidac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Sagaydak, Sagaidac | 15.05 | 46°39'44"/28°50'45" |
| Javgur | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Zhavgur, Iavgur | 15.12 | 46°32'23"/28°36'54" |
| Moleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Moleshty, Malayeshty | 15.97 | 46°47'15"/28°46'37" |
| Cigîrleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chigirleni, Chigirleny | 16.43 | 46°45'22"/28°49'41" |
| Buţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Io, Gheorghe Duca, Butseny | 16.99 | 46°49'32"/28°40'24" |
| Hînceşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Hînceştii [Mold], Ganchesty [Rus, before 1940], Kotovskoye [Rus, 1940-65], Kotovsk [Rus, 1965-90], Hânceşti [Rom], Hontchest [Yid], Khencheshti, Gincheshty, Gynchesht', Khynchesht' | 18.00 | 46°49'50"/28°35'26" |
| Ceadir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Ceadar, Chadyr | 18.51 | 46°40'18"/28°24'24" |
| Cimislia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. | 18.55 | 46°31'36"/28°45'52" |
| Bestemac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak | 18.82 | 46°31'34"/28°31'44" |
| Covurlui | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy | 21.06 | 46°35'26"/28°24'05" |
| Răzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' | 21.83 | 46°46'08"/28°53'59" |
| Cenac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chenak | 22.15 | 46°28'29"/28°38'15" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Costesti Lapusna, Kosteshty Lapusna | 23.00 | 46°51'56"/28°45'44" |
| Fundul Galbenei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Fundu-Galbena | 23.02 | 46°52'49"/28°37'39" |
| Cărbuna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Karbuna | 23.63 | 46°42'42"/28°57'14" |
| Selemet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | 23.70 | 46°34'40"/28°55'35" | |
| Zimbreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zembreni, Zembreny | 23.71 | 46°50'20"/28°50'45" |
| Pojăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Pojoreni, Pozhareny | 23.94 | 46°53'14"/28°41'29" |
| Horeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Goreshty | 24.06 | 46°49'31"/28°52'27" |
| Minjir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Mingir, Minzhir | 24.41 | 46°40'09"/28°19'45" |
| Cazangic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Kazanzhik | 24.61 | 46°30'30"/28°26'06" |
| Mihailovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka | 25.34 | 46°33'09"/28°55'48" |
| Cărpineni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Cărpineni [Rom], Karpineny [Rus], Karpinyani, Karpinen' | 25.35 | 46°45'53"/28°20'39" |
| Bardar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bărdaru | 25.51 | 46°54'10"/28°40'11" |
| Bogdanovca Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka | 25.91 | 46°28'28"/28°49'29" |
| Balceana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bolchany | 26.40 | 46°50'41"/28°24'31" |
| Semionovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Regina Maria, Semėnovka | 26.48 | 46°41'54"/28°18'14" |
| Voinescu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Pobeda | 26.81 | 46°38'56"/28°17'59" |
| Logăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Loganeshty | 26.96 | 46°54'19"/28°32'39" |
| Ciucur-Mingir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir | 27.34 | 46°26'20"/28°45'19" |
| Ciufleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chufleshty | 27.43 | 46°37'22"/29°00'03" |
| Dezghingea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Dezghinge, Dezginzhe | 28.08 | 46°25'20"/28°37'04" |
| Gangura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | 28.12 | 46°43'59"/29°00'27" | |
| Ruseştii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Novyye Ruseshty, Rusestii Noui | 28.22 | 46°55'39"/28°39'04" |
| Cupcui | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Copcui, Kupkuy | 28.25 | 46°31'02"/28°21'29" |
| Mileştii Mici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Malyye Mileshty, Mileshti Mich' | 28.38 | 46°54'23"/28°48'08" |
| Baius | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Bayush | 28.52 | 46°26'51"/28°28'25" |
| Batir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Batar, Batyr | 29.10 | 46°34'33"/29°00'09" |
| Budăi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bude, Budey, Budei | 29.20 | 46°48'46"/28°58'27" |
| Lăpuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lăpuşna [Rom, Mold], Lapushna [Rus], Lepushna, Lopushna | 29.79 | 46°53'12"/28°24'43" |
| Sărata-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Razesi, Sarata-Rezeshty | 30.03 | 46°36'56"/28°15'54" |
| Căinari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Kaynari, Dumbraveny, Keinari, Kainara, Kaynary | 30.46 | 46°40'55"/29°02'54" |
| Sadaclia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Sadakliya | 30.62 | 46°26'55"/28°52'47" |
| Iserlia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya | 31.43 | 46°29'04"/28°57'17" |
| Misheny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) | 31.61 | 46°25'08"/28°27'56" |
| Ialoveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yaloven', Yalovyany, Ploveny, Kutuzov | 31.66 | 46°56'37"/28°46'56" |
| Iargara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Yargara, Yargora, Posëlok Yargora | 32.45 | 46°25'31"/28°25'36" |
| Dănceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 32.53 | 46°57'49"/28°42'21" | |
| Băcioi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bachoy, Bachoyu, Băcioiu, Bechioyu, Batsha (Pogrom: May 1903) | 32.80 | 46°54'50"/28°53'57" |
| Crasnoarmeiscoe | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Krasnoarmeyskoye, Principele Carol | 32.87 | 46°49'13"/28°16'29" |
| Puhoi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Pugoy | 33.91 | 46°49'24"/29°02'13" |
| Troiţcoe | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Troita, Troitskoye | 33.92 | 46°30'49"/29°01'37" |
| Suruceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Surucheny | 33.98 | 46°58'45"/28°39'48" |
| Dancu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Dancu [Rom], Danku [Rus], Dan'ka | 34.98 | 46°45'30"/28°12'26" |
| Borogani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Borogany | 35.08 | 46°22'15"/28°31'17" |
| Carabetovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni | 35.33 | 46°24'50"/28°54'54" |
| Baimaclia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Baymakliya | 35.42 | 46°35'22"/29°05'47" |
| Calmatui | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Călmăţui [Mold, Rom], Kalmatsuy [Rus], Kolmatsuy, Kelmetsuy | 35.55 | 46°47'02"/28°12'41" |
| Dahnovici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dakhnovichi, Dalinovici | 35.72 | 46°58'27"/28°28'59" |
| Vysochanskoye | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Lac, Lak, Vysochanske | 36.61 | 46°29'08"/29°02'33" |
| Cioc Maidan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan | 36.65 | 46°21'57"/28°49'14" |
| Iordanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Iordaneni, Iordanovka | 36.96 | 46°23'34"/28°54'28" |
| Leova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Leova [Rom, Mold, Yid], Leovo [Rus], Leowa [Ger], Leowo [Pol], Levo, Leva | 37.01 | 46°28'56"/28°15'11" |
| Nimoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nimoreny | 37.12 | 47°00'26"/28°40'04" |
| Drăguşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dragosen, Dragusenii Vechi, Dragusheny | 37.66 | 46°58'58"/28°26'48" |
| Taraclia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Tighina | 37.69 | 46°34'04"/29°07'05" |
| Tigheci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Tigech | 38.00 | 46°23'16"/28°22'38" |
| Coşcalia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Cascalia, Kashkaliya | 38.76 | 46°41'08"/29°09'25" |
| Ulmu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Ul'ma | 39.12 | 47°01'06"/28°32'47" |
| Cociulia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Kochuliya | 39.53 | 46°21'24"/28°24'54" |
| Durleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Durleshty, Dudeşti, Durlesht' | 39.64 | 47°01'18"/28°45'47" |
