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 Berezhtsy

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Berezhtsy Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Berezhtsi [Ukr], Бережці [Ukr], Berozhtse, Berezhtsy [Rus], Bereźce 51°10'06"/23°52'17"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Yagodin Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Yahody, [Ukr], Yagodi, [Rus], Jagodzi, [Pol], Yagodzin 3.73 51°11'55"/23°53'42"
Lyuboml' Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Lyuboml' [Ukr, Rus], Luboml [Pol], Libivne [Yid], Ljuboml [Ger], Libovne, Liuboml', Liubomil, Lubomla, Zawalie 13.21 51°13'34"/24°02'14"
Murava Ukr. Volynia Vladimir 13.74 51°04'00"/23°58'60"
Hushcha Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Gushcha, Huszcza 14.28 51°16'22"/23°45'06"
Palany Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Polapy 16.42 51°18'26"/23°57'05"
Mashev Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Mashuv, Maszow, Mashiv 17.49 51°11'26"/24°07'12"
Opalin Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Opalin [Rus, Pol], Posëlok Opalin, Opalyn, Vyshnivka [Ukr] 17.49 51°16'60"/23°42'00"
Olesk Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Oles'k [Ukr], Olesk [Pol] 23.10 51°06'38"/24°11'23"
Byk Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Yasne [Ukr], Ясне [Ukr], Byk, Yasnoye [Rus] 27.54 51°19'60"/24°10'00"
Nudyzhi-Peski Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Nudysze, Nudyzhe 29.23 51°23'05"/24°06'37"
Pshovaly Ukr. Volhynia Vladimir Przewale, Przewaly, Pshevaly 32.45 51°07'60"/24°19'60"
Somin Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Somyn 32.72 51°11'53"/24°20'19"
Lukov Ukr. Volynia Kovel Lukov [Rus, since 1946], Lukiv [Ukr], Maciejów [Pol], Matsiov [Rus], Motchiov [Yid], Matseyuv, Matseyev, Matseyiv (Opened for Jewish settlement after exemption from "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 33.41 51°13'49"/24°20'27"
Dol'sk Ukr. Volynia Kovel Dol'sk [Ukr], Dolsk [Pol], Dolsk Stary 35.87 51°06'47"/24°22'41"
Sukach Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Sukacze 35.91 51°24'60"/24°12'07"
Torgovishche Ukr. Volynia Kovel Targovishche, Targowiszcze, Turovichi 36.39 51°10'18"/24°23'36"
Shatsk Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Shats'k [Ukr], Shatsk [Rus], Szack [Pol] 37.39 51°30'08"/23°56'17"
Staraya Guta Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Stara Huta 37.75 51°24'57"/24°14'35"
Vilitsa Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Wilica, Vilytsia 38.16 51°29'31"/24°03'17"
Stanislavuvka Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Zamosty [Ukr], Замости [Ukr], Stanisławówka, Stanislavuvka 38.27 50°58'60"/24°19'60"
Pulmo Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Pul'mo 38.95 51°30'51"/23°46'55"
Rastov Ukr. Volynia Kovel Rastow, Rasluv, Rastuv 39.52 51°07'15"/24°25'58"
Ustilug Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Ustyluh [Ukr], Ustilug [Rus], Uściług [Pol], Ustila [Yid], Ustiluh, Austile, Ostila, Ustilla, Oustiloug 39.55 50°51'38"/24°09'16"