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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Moleshty, Malayeshty | 46°47'15"/28°46'37" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigîrleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chigirleni, Chigirleny | 5.23 | 46°45'22"/28°49'41" |
| Ivanovca Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Ioneasca, Ionyaska | 7.65 | 46°44'44"/28°41'51" |
| Zimbreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zembreni, Zembreny | 7.75 | 46°50'20"/28°50'45" |
| Horeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Goreshty | 8.52 | 46°49'31"/28°52'27" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Costesti Lapusna, Kosteshty Lapusna | 8.73 | 46°51'56"/28°45'44" |
| Buţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Io, Gheorghe Duca, Butseny | 8.94 | 46°49'32"/28°40'24" |
| Răzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' | 9.59 | 46°46'08"/28°53'59" |
| Porumbrei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Mitropolit, Porumbrey | 11.26 | 46°41'22"/28°48'47" |
| Pojăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Pojoreni, Pozhareny | 12.84 | 46°53'14"/28°41'29" |
| Mileştii Mici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Malyye Mileshty, Mileshti Mich' | 13.35 | 46°54'23"/28°48'08" |
| Sahaidac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Sagaydak, Sagaidac | 14.90 | 46°39'44"/28°50'45" |
| 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' | 14.96 | 46°49'50"/28°35'26" |
| Bardar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bărdaru | 15.17 | 46°54'10"/28°40'11" |
| Budăi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bude, Budey, Budei | 15.28 | 46°48'46"/28°58'27" |
| Fundul Galbenei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Fundu-Galbena | 15.33 | 46°52'49"/28°37'39" |
| Cărbuna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Karbuna | 15.92 | 46°42'42"/28°57'14" |
| Mereni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Mereny, Miren, Mireni | 15.97 | 46°40'25"/28°38'57" |
| Băcioi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bachoy, Bachoyu, Băcioiu, Bechioyu, Batsha (Pogrom: May 1903) | 16.85 | 46°54'50"/28°53'57" |
| Ialoveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yaloven', Yalovyany, Ploveny, Kutuzov | 17.34 | 46°56'37"/28°46'56" |
| Ruseştii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Novyye Ruseshty, Rusestii Noui | 18.26 | 46°55'39"/28°39'04" |
| Gangura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | 18.59 | 46°43'59"/29°00'27" | |
| Puhoi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Pugoy | 20.19 | 46°49'24"/29°02'13" |
| Dănceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 20.32 | 46°57'49"/28°42'21" | |
| Caracui | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Karakuy | 20.32 | 46°42'00"/28°32'34" |
| Sărata-Galbenă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Sarata Golban, Serata Galbene, Sarata-Galbene | 20.76 | 46°44'05"/28°30'56" |
| Logăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Loganeshty | 22.00 | 46°54'19"/28°32'39" |
| Ecaterinovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka | 22.82 | 46°35'00"/28°44'50" |
| Suruceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Surucheny | 22.98 | 46°58'45"/28°39'48" |
| Căinari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Kaynari, Dumbraveny, Keinari, Kainara, Kaynary | 23.78 | 46°40'55"/29°02'54" |
| Chişinău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chişinău [Rom], Kishinev [Rus], Keshenev [Yid], Kischinew [Ger], Kyshyniv [Ukr], Kiszyniów [Pol], Kišinìv [Cz], Kişinev [Turk], Keshinov, Khisinau, Kishinëv, Kishinef, Kiscinev (Pogrom 4-6 & 7-1903) | 25.00 | 47°00'20"/28°51'27" |
| Ciufleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chufleshty | 25.05 | 46°37'22"/29°00'03" |
| Ialpugeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) | 25.48 | 46°35'07"/28°37'11" |
| Nimoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nimoreny | 25.80 | 47°00'26"/28°40'04" |
| Selemet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | 25.97 | 46°34'40"/28°55'35" | |
| Durleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Durleshty, Dudeşti, Durlesht' | 26.04 | 47°01'18"/28°45'47" |
| Orac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Oracu, Orak | 27.63 | 46°40'01"/28°27'36" |
| Geamănă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Dzhamany | 27.85 | 46°49'17"/29°08'22" |
| Sărăţica Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Saratsika Veke | 27.90 | 46°36'09"/28°31'48" |
| Mihailovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka | 28.64 | 46°33'09"/28°55'48" |
| Balceana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bolchany | 28.73 | 46°50'41"/28°24'31" |
| Cimislia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. | 29.02 | 46°31'36"/28°45'52" |
| Batir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Batar, Batyr | 29.17 | 46°34'33"/29°00'09" |
| Lăpuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lăpuşna [Rom, Mold], Lapushna [Rus], Lepushna, Lopushna | 29.87 | 46°53'12"/28°24'43" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Tseptsereni, Tsyntsareny, Tsyntsaren', Tantărem | 30.12 | 46°54'10"/29°08'07" |
| Javgur | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Zhavgur, Iavgur | 30.19 | 46°32'23"/28°36'54" |
| Dahnovici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dakhnovichi, Dalinovici | 30.48 | 46°58'27"/28°28'59" |
| Ceadir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Ceadar, Chadyr | 31.03 | 46°40'18"/28°24'24" |
| Ulmu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Ul'ma | 31.07 | 47°01'06"/28°32'47" |
| Coşcalia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Cascalia, Kashkaliya | 31.11 | 46°41'08"/29°09'25" |
| Petrovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Petrovca [Mold, Rom], Petrovka [Rus, Yid], Yehupetz [Yid?], Petrichika | 31.44 | 46°58'33"/29°05'09" |
| Coloniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kolonitsa | 31.45 | 47°02'33"/28°57'24" |
| Zolotievca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Zoloteanca, Zolotiyevka | 31.88 | 46°44'18"/29°11'21" |
| Truşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Trusheny | 32.41 | 47°04'18"/28°40'51" |
| Baimaclia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Baymakliya | 32.86 | 46°35'22"/29°05'47" |
| Cărpineni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Cărpineni [Rom], Karpineny [Rus], Karpinyani, Karpinen' | 33.04 | 46°45'53"/28°20'39" |
| Botnaresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Botnaresht Veke, Botnareshty, Botnarestu Vechi | 33.15 | 46°55'48"/29°09'36" |
| Drăguşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dragosen, Dragusenii Vechi, Dragusheny | 33.17 | 46°58'58"/28°26'48" |
| Scoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Skoreny | 33.74 | 47°04'06"/28°36'28" |
| Ghidighici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gidigich | 34.10 | 47°05'39"/28°46'23" |
| Bestemac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak | 34.70 | 46°31'34"/28°31'44" |
| Grătieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gratsiyesht' | 34.76 | 47°05'55"/28°49'29" |
| Bogdanovca Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka | 35.02 | 46°28'28"/28°49'29" |
| Cojuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kozhushna, Kozhusna | 35.24 | 47°05'41"/28°39'43" |
| Buteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Budeshti, Budeshty | 35.46 | 47°03'58"/29°00'17" |
| Taraclia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Tighina | 35.70 | 46°34'04"/29°07'05" |
| Troiţcoe | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Troita, Troitskoye | 35.95 | 46°30'49"/29°01'37" |
| Covurlui | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy | 36.06 | 46°35'26"/28°24'05" |
| Horodca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodka | 36.06 | 47°02'45"/28°29'23" |
| Anenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Novo Aneny | 36.27 | 46°52'42"/29°14'05" |
| Iserlia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya | 36.34 | 46°29'04"/28°57'17" |
| Cenac | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Chenak | 36.39 | 46°28'29"/28°38'15" |
| Cobusca Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Novaya Kobuska | 36.55 | 46°55'59"/29°12'29" |
| Minjir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Mingir, Minzhir | 36.56 | 46°40'09"/28°19'45" |
| Cimişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chimisheny | 36.59 | 47°00'43"/29°07'45" |
| Cobusca Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Staraya Kobuska | 36.78 | 46°58'09"/29°10'53" |
| Hulboaca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gul'boka, Hulboca | 36.89 | 47°07'09"/28°47'51" |
| Semionovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Regina Maria, Semėnovka | 37.38 | 46°41'54"/28°18'14" |
| Paşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | near Chisinau | 37.64 | 46°58'38"/28°22'00" |
| Ciuciuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chyuchyuleni, Chuchelyany, Chuchulyany, Chuchuleny (Pogrom: Nov. 5, 1905) | 38.26 | 47°01'21"/28°24'32" |
| Crasnoarmeiscoe | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Krasnoarmeyskoye, Principele Carol | 38.40 | 46°49'13"/28°16'29" |
| Sadaclia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Sadakliya | 38.51 | 46°26'55"/28°52'47" |
| Ciucur-Mingir | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir | 38.81 | 46°26'20"/28°45'19" |
| Sireţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sirets, Sireţ, Seretsi | 38.83 | 47°08'03"/28°42'49" |
| Vysochanskoye | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Lac, Lak, Vysochanske | 39.22 | 46°29'08"/29°02'33" |
| Drăguşenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Drăguşenii Noi [Rom, Mold], Novyye Dragusheny [Rus], Dragusheny-Nouy, Dragushen'-Nouy, Dragusheni Nouy, Drăguşenii Noui | 39.26 | 47°02'45"/28°25'27" |
| Voinescu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Izmail | Pobeda | 39.51 | 46°38'56"/28°17'59" |
