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 Mil'cha

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Mil'cha Bel. Minsk Borisov Milcza 54°40'56"/27°36'58"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Vardomichi Bel. Minsk Borisov Wardomicze Stare 5.52 54°43'04"/27°40'33"
Pogost Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Pohost, Pohost Zaretchna 7.19 54°37'28"/27°33'56"
Daŭhinava Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Daŭhinava [Bel], Dolginovo [Rus], Dołhinów [Pol], Dolhinov [Yid], Daŭhinaŭ, Dawhinava, Dalhinev, Dolginov, Dolhinuv, Dalnow, Dolne 10.03 54°38'36"/27°28'31"
Kripuli Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Krypule 11.62 54°47'10"/27°38'06"
Berozovka Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Berezówka, Berezuvka, Berëzovka, Byarozawka 11.63 54°46'54"/27°40'15"
Kurchino Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Kurczyno 14.97 54°45'57"/27°26'01"
Budslav Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Budslav [Rus], Budsław [Pol], Budsłaŭ [Bel], Budslov 15.55 54°47'15"/27°27'25"
Voznovshchina Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Voznovshchyzna, Woznowszczyzna (Jewish agri col.) 16.85 54°49'57"/27°35'06"
Komarovo Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Komarowo, Kamarovo 17.40 54°45'54"/27°23'10"
Derevno Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka 19.33 54°30'32"/27°35'18"
Krivichi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Krivichi [Rus], Krzywicze [Pol], Krivitch [Yid], Kryvičy [Bel], Kryvichy, Krivitsh, Krzywcze, Kshivche, Kryvitsh, Krevitsh 21.32 54°42'48"/27°17'19"
Beloe Bel. Minsk Borisov Belaya (Jewish agri colony ca. 1846) 22.68 54°28'43"/27°35'41"
Azartsy Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Azartsy, Azarce, Azartse 22.78 54°52'60"/27°40'60"
Paraf'yanovo Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Paraf'yanovo [Rus], Parafianów [Pol], Parafianav [Yid], Paraf'yanava [Bel], Parafjanów, Parafjanowo, Poraf'yanovo, Paraf'yanov, Parafianowo, Parafianovo, Paraf'anovo (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 23.40 54°53'29"/27°34'34"
Vrublėvshchina Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Wrėblewszczyzna (found on hist. maps but not Google) 24.04 54°28'00"/27°34'60"
Ol'kovichi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Olkoviche, Al'kovichy, Olkowicze, Ol'kovichi (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 24.32 54°29'32"/27°25'43"
Vasil'kovka Bel. Minsk Borisov 24.58 54°35'47"/27°58'05"
Dokshytsy Bel. Minsk Borisov Dokshytsy [Bel], Dokshitsy [Rus], Dokshits [Yid], Dokszyce [Pol], Dokšica [Lith], Dokšici [Latv], Dokšycy, Dokshitse, Dokshitsya, Dokschyzy, Dokshitz, Dugscitz 25.15 54°53'28"/27°45'59"
Nedvezhino Bel. Minsk Minsk Niedwiezyno [Pol] (Jewish agri col. 1842, only found on hist. maps) 25.64 54°53'45"/27°27'58"
Bol'shiye Sittsy Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Sitce Wielkie, Bol'shiye Sittsy, Sitce, Sittse Vel'ke, Bol'shoye Sittso 27.12 54°55'18"/27°32'13"
Kostenevichi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Kościeniewicze, Kastsyanyevichy (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 28.12 54°35'23"/27°12'33"
Yerkhi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Jerchy 28.14 54°33'60"/27°13'37"
Komaysk Bel. Minsk Borisov Komajsk 28.42 54°52'49"/27°53'45"
Begoml' Bel. Minsk Borisov Begoml' [Rus], Biahoml [Bel], Begomla [Pol], Begomlya, Biegoml, Bjahoml' 28.91 54°43'54"/28°03'28"
Posadets' Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 29.51 54°25'36"/27°29'30"
Aktsyabr Bel. Minsk Borisov Oktyabr', Khotayevichi, Khotayeviche 29.55 54°25'30"/27°43'57"
Gorodishche Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Horodyszcze, Gorodyshche 31.17 54°44'02"/27°08'21"
Porplishche Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Porpliszcze 31.28 54°57'45"/27°39'18"
Nivki Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Nivki [Rus], Niwki [Pol], Nika [Yid], Niuki [Bel] 31.45 54°38'46"/27°07'52"
Sosenka Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Sosyenka 31.61 54°30'36"/27°13'32"
Volkolata Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Wolkotata (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 31.76 54°55'48"/27°22'12"
Pleshchenitsy Bel. Minsk Borisov Pleshchenitsy [Rus], Plieščanicy [Bel], Pleshtchenitz [Yid], Pleszczanice [Pol], Pleshchenitsa, Pleshchanitsy 31.90 54°25'25"/27°49'48"
Vygolovichi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Wyhołowicze, Vyhalavichy, Vyhalavichy 32.20 54°41'17"/27°06'54"
Podberez'ye Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka 33.34 54°38'47"/27°06'05"
Uskrom'ye Bel. Minsk Borisov Vuskram'ye [Bel] 33.99 54°43'49"/28°08'19"
Svatki Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Swatki 34.81 54°45'20"/27°05'21"
Rzeczki Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Rechki 35.26 54°35'01"/27°05'43"
Tumilovichi Bel. Minsk Borisov Tumitowicze, Tumilavichy 35.69 54°56'14"/27°57'14"
Il'ya Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Il'ya [Rus], Ilia [Yid], Ilja [Pol], Il'lia [Bel], Il'ja, Ilyah, Ilye 36.02 54°25'00"/27°17'45"
Krulevshchina Bel. Minsk Borisov Krolewszczyzna, Królewszczyzna 39.62 55°01'33"/27°46'48"
Baturyn Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Baturino 39.88 54°20'05"/27°27'44"