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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 4.12 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 5.44 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 6.31 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 6.77 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 8.07 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 12.13 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 12.58 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 12.91 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 12.91 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 13.37 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 13.59 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 14.18 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 14.97 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 15.49 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Socii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cartofleanca, Kartoflyanka, Novyye Sochi | 15.89 | 47°32'15"/27°38'45" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 16.12 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 17.33 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Viişoara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Viishoara, Vinshoara, Viishora, Viyshoara | 17.38 | 47°37'02"/27°26'53" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 18.02 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Călineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kalinesht' [Rus], Kelineshti, Kalineshty [Rus] | 18.44 | 47°33'48"/27°29'09" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 18.58 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Musteaţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mustyatsa, Mustyatsy | 18.78 | 47°30'41"/27°38'47" |
| Hînceşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gancheshty | 18.78 | 47°32'56"/27°30'08" |
| Rediul de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Redyu Vtoroy, Redyu de Zhos | 19.40 | 47°30'36"/27°36'06" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 19.55 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 20.77 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 20.77 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 21.39 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 21.51 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Cuhneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kukhneshty | 21.57 | 47°39'24"/27°22'28" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 21.62 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 22.13 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 22.33 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 22.36 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 23.13 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Valea Rusului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea Lui Vlad, Valya-Rusuluy | 23.59 | 47°28'26"/27°35'09" |
| Balatina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bolotino | 23.78 | 47°41'41"/27°20'37" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 24.01 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 24.20 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Tomeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tompeshti Vek' | 24.43 | 47°39'19"/27°20'11" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 25.20 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Lucaceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lucăceni [Rom], Lukacheny [Rus], Lukachen' | 25.25 | 47°27'26"/27°35'46" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 25.26 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 25.87 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 27.12 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 27.18 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 28.36 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 28.77 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 29.09 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Unteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Unteny, Goreshty | 29.98 | 47°24'58"/27°34'44" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stol'nicheny | 30.17 | 47°24'40"/27°42'50" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 30.27 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 30.52 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 30.65 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 31.58 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 31.66 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Avrameni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Avrameny | 31.75 | 47°47'06"/27°15'57" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 31.98 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Cioropcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Vechi, Staryye Choropkany | 32.00 | 47°23'39"/27°42'42" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 32.06 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 32.20 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Novyye Choropkany | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Noui, Halta Novi Cioropcani | 32.36 | 47°23'26"/27°42'18" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 32.47 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 32.65 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 33.11 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 33.16 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Braniste | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Braneshty, Branistea, Branişte | 33.19 | 47°47'54"/27°15'11" |
| Păscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Paskautsy | 33.34 | 47°50'06"/27°16'43" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 33.81 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 34.01 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 34.20 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Buşila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stynzhineny, Bushili, Bushila | 34.21 | 47°23'21"/27°48'36" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 34.26 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 34.40 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 34.46 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Chirileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kirileny | 34.48 | 47°22'48"/27°46'35" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 34.69 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 35.07 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 35.22 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Costesti Balti, Kostesht, Kosteshty | 35.91 | 47°51'28"/27°15'34" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 36.04 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Proscureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Proskuren, Proskuryany | 36.25 | 47°51'45"/27°15'31" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 36.46 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 36.75 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 37.01 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Duruitoarea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Druitory, Duritoarya Veke, Duruitoarea Veche, Duritoarya Veke, Diruitor [Rus], Duruitory, Druitory, Staryye Duruitory | 37.06 | 47°52'38"/27°15'39" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 37.65 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 37.65 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 37.72 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 37.84 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 37.92 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 37.99 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 38.37 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Sculeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sculeni [Rom], Skulyany [Rus], Skulen [Yid], Skulany [Pol], Skuleni, Skuliani, Skuljany | 39.00 | 47°19'48"/27°37'30" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 39.46 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 39.72 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Văratic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Varatik | 39.84 | 47°55'02"/27°15'39" |
