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 Mikhanovichi

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Mikhanovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Mikhanavichy [Bel] 53°45'20"/27°43'52"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Malyy Trostenets Bel. Minsk Minsk Maly Trostenets, Maly Trostinec, Maly Trostyanets 8.71 53°49'59"/27°42'42"
Plebantsy Bel. Minsk Minsk 9.13 53°45'06"/27°35'33"
Machulishche Bel. Minsk Minsk Machulishchy, Machulische, Mochulischi 9.32 53°46'44"/27°35'41"
Uzlyany Bel. Minsk Igumen Uzlyany [Rus], Uzlion [Yid], Uźlany [Pol], Vuzliany [Bel], Vuzlany, Vuzljany, Uzlian, Ozlyiany 14.69 53°37'26"/27°42'55"
Samokhvalovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Samokhvalovichi [Rus], Samachvałavièy [Bel], Samochvilovitch [Yid], Samochwałowicze [Pol] 15.06 53°44'23"/27°30'13"
Dukora Bel. Minsk Igumen Dukora [Rus, Bel, Pol], Dukor [Yid] 16.19 53°40'43"/27°56'24"
Petrovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen Pyatrovich 17.27 53°50'03"/27°57'29"
Smilovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen Smilavichy [Bel], Smilovichi [Rus], Smilovitch [Yid], Śmiłowicze [Pol], Śmiłavičy 18.45 53°44'59"/28°00'41"
Dudichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 19.01 53°35'24"/27°39'37"
Minsk Bel. Minsk Minsk Minsk [Bel, Rus, Yid], Mińsk [Pol], Minskas [Lith], Mensk, Miensk 19.34 53°54'00"/27°34'00"
Rudensk Bel. Minsk Igumen Rudensk [Rus], Rudzensk [Bel], Rudzieńsk [Pol] 19.50 53°35'54"/27°51'44"
Ostrov Bel. Minsk Igumen Vostraw, Ostrow 20.57 53°36'14"/27°54'34"
Kolodishchi Bel. Minsk Minsk Kalodzishchy 21.22 53°56'38"/27°46'56"
Khutor Novinki Bel. Minsk Minsk Novinki, Navinki 25.64 53°57'23"/27°32'19"
Rusakovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 27.51 53°31'02"/27°50'37"
Antosino Bel. Minsk Minsk Antosin 28.51 53°43'24"/27°18'04"
Sergeevichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 28.87 53°29'47"/27°45'10"
Ptich Bel. Minsk Mozyr 29.35 53°51'49"/27°19'24"
Sëmkov Gorodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Semkov, Gorodok Semkov, Gorodok 32.83 54°00'23"/27°28'00"
Ostroshitskiy Gorodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Astrašycki Haradok [Bel], Ostroshitskiy Gorodok [Rus], Gródek Ostroszycki [Pol], Ostroshitski Gorodok, Ostroshitskiĭ Gorodok, Gorodok Ostroshitskii, Gródek Tyszkiewiczów 34.50 54°03'54"/27°41'42"
Shatsk Bel. Minsk Igumen Shatsk [Bel, Rus], Shatzk [Yid], Szack [Pol], Šack, Šacak 36.20 53°25'51"/27°41'43"
Novosady Bel. Minsk Minsk Novi Sadi, Novo Sadi 37.91 53°48'19"/27°09'37"
Smalyavichy Bel. Minsk Borisov Smalyavichy [Bel], Smolevichi [Rus], Smolavitch [Yid], Smolewicze [Pol], Smolewitsch [Ger], Smalavičy, Smaljavicy 38.05 54°01'30"/28°05'22"
Brodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Brodek 38.23 54°05'55"/27°41'24"
Mar'ina Horka Bel. Minsk Igumen Mar'ina Gorka 38.78 53°30'32"/28°08'49"