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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocnita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ocniţa [Rom], Oknitsa [Rus], Oknitse [Yid], Ocniţa-Gară | 48°22'58"/27°26'17" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dinzhany, Dynzhany | 5.19 | 48°20'50"/27°29'01" |
| Lipnic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lipnic [Rom], Lipnik [Rus] | 5.80 | 48°23'42"/27°30'52" |
| Sokyryany | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Sokyryany [Ukr], Secureni [Rom], Sekuryany [Rus], Sekuria, [Yid], Sekurjany [Pol], Sokiriany, Sekiryani, Sikuran, Sokorone, Secureni Târg, Sekureni Targ, Târgu Secureni, Sekuren, Sekureni, Sekuryani, Sokyrjany | 7.37 | 48°26'51"/27°25'00" |
| Hădărăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Hodarauti, Khodoreuts, Khodoroutsy | 7.41 | 48°22'16"/27°20'22" |
| Clocuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Klokushna | 8.26 | 48°25'42"/27°20'59" |
| Birnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barnova Soroca, Byrnovo | 8.38 | 48°25'24"/27°32'01" |
| Voloshkova | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Voloshkove [Ukr], Voloshkovo [Rus], Voloșcova [Rom], Wołoszków [Pol], Voloshkova, Voloshkov | 10.96 | 48°28'17"/27°30'10" |
| Grinautsi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Grinauti Raia | 11.42 | 48°16'49"/27°27'03" |
| Cernoleuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chernolévka | 12.16 | 48°18'44"/27°33'50" |
| Cepeleuti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Cepeleuţi [Mold, Rom], Chepeleutsy [Rus], Chepeleuts', Chepeliutsy | 12.80 | 48°18'09"/27°18'50" |
| Birladeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Barladeni, Barlyadyany, Borladeny | 13.13 | 48°15'54"/27°25'28" |
| Corestăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Korestautsy | 13.13 | 48°21'05"/27°16'00" |
| Mendikauts' | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Mendicauti, Oleksiivka | 13.70 | 48°24'36"/27°15'26" |
| Rujnita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] | 14.02 | 48°15'24"/27°26'11" |
| Naslavcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nashlavcha | 14.54 | 48°28'16"/27°34'60" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca | 14.67 | 48°26'22"/27°37'03" |
| Paladea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Paladia, Paladiya | 15.01 | 48°14'53"/27°25'33" |
| Kobolchin | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Kobalchin', Cobălein, Kobalchini, Cobălcini | 15.05 | 48°31'00"/27°28'00" |
| Climăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Klimautsy, Klimautsi | 15.27 | 48°18'45"/27°36'57" |
| Hîncăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Ghincauti, Ginkautsi | 15.37 | 48°16'29"/27°18'31" |
| Lyadova | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Liadova | 17.10 | 48°29'25"/27°36'13" |
| Bulboaca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Bulboaca [Mold, Rom], Bolboka [Rus], Bolboaka, Bulboaka, Bolboaca | 17.34 | 48°22'17"/27°12'14" |
| Mărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Marcauti Hotin, Markeutsy, Markovtsy, Markauts' | 17.59 | 48°18'50"/27°13'26" |
| Rediul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare | 17.83 | 48°13'56"/27°31'15" |
| Trebisăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Trebiskauts' | 18.77 | 48°21'16"/27°11'15" |
| Ozhevo | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Ozheve, Ojeva [Rom], Ozhevo [Rus] | 19.41 | 48°33'23"/27°27'56" |
| Romankovtsy | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Romancauti | 20.01 | 48°29'03"/27°12'51" |
| Yaryshev | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Yaryshiv [Ukr], Yaryshev [Rus], Yarishov [Yid], Iarîșiv [Rom], Jaryszów [Pol], Jaryschew [Ger], Jarysiv, Yarishev, Yarshev | 20.16 | 48°30'37"/27°37'57" |
| Ruseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' | 20.18 | 48°12'06"/27°24'57" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 20.18 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Balcauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Balcautii de Jos, Balkauts De Zhos, Balkautsy | 20.53 | 48°17'09"/27°12'06" |
| Codreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Korden', Kodryany, Kodren' | 21.34 | 48°25'53"/27°43'04" |
| Hlinaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Glina Mare, Glinoya | 22.51 | 48°13'19"/27°15'12" |
| Colicăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Colcauti, Kolikoutsy | 22.79 | 48°18'37"/27°08'59" |
| Lomachintsy | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Lomacineţi [Rom], Lomachyntsi | 22.82 | 48°35'03"/27°22'48" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 24.34 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Edinet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Edineţ [Rom], Edinets [Mold], Edintsy [Rus], Yedinets [Yid], Jedeńcy [Pol], Edineti, Ediniţa, Edinita Targ, Ediniţa-Târg, Jedyńce, Jedincy, Yedintsy, Yedinits, Yedintzi, Yedinitz, Yedintsy-Tyrg | 25.45 | 48°10'20"/27°18'12" |
| Parcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parkova | 25.74 | 48°09'08"/27°24'18" |
| Grimăncăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Grimăncăuţi [Rom], Grimankautsy [Rus], Grimankoutsy, Grimankauts'-Bayya | 25.81 | 48°23'33"/27°05'20" |
| Nemiya | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Nemyia | 25.98 | 48°28'03"/27°45'58" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 26.11 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Briceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Brichany [Rus], Briceni [Rom], Britsha, [Yid], Bryczany [Pol], Bricheni, Briceni-Târg, Bricheni Targ, Briceni Sat, Bricheni Sat, Berchan, Brichon, Britshani | 26.70 | 48°21'46"/27°04'40" |
| Bolshoi Bereg | Ukr. | Podolia | Ushitsa | Jewish agri colony, no longer exists, but found on hist. maps. | 26.95 | 48°36'40"/27°18'55" |
| Sudarca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sudarka | 27.03 | 48°18'19"/27°47'06" |
| Otaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Otaci [Mold], Ataki [Rus], Otaci-Târg [Rom], Otik [Yid], Atachi, Otach Tyrg, Otaci Sat, Otaci Targ, Otyk Molov, Ataky | 27.22 | 48°25'58"/27°47'57" |
| Neporotovo | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Neporotove [Ukr], Neporotova [Rom], Neporotovo [Rus], Nieporotów [Pol] | 27.35 | 48°36'25"/27°17'09" |
| Izrailovka | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Izrailovka [Rus], Israelovca [Rom], Hrabarivka [Ukr], Izraiłówka [Pol] | 27.46 | 48°31'60"/27°43'60" |
| Mohyliv-Podil's'kyy | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Mohyliv-Podil's'kyy [Ukr], Mogilëv-Podol'skiy [Rus], Mohilev Podolsk [Yid], Moghilǎu [Rom], Mogilów [Pol], Mogilev, Mohylów Podolski, Mogilov Podolski, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Mogilev-na-Dniestr | 28.49 | 48°26'04"/27°48'58" |
| Alexandreni II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Aleksandreny, Aleksandren' Nouy [Rus] | 29.14 | 48°08'55"/27°15'42" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 29.22 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 29.22 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Kalyus | Ukr. | Podolia | Ushitsa | Kalyus [Ukr, Rus], Kalis [Yid], Kalus [Pol], Kalios, Kolis, Kulus | 29.27 | 48°37'60"/27°19'00" |
| Caracusenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Caracuseni, Karakushany, Karakushen | 29.71 | 48°16'17"/27°04'22" |
| Arionesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Arianeshty, Arioneshty | 30.47 | 48°22'19"/27°51'01" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 30.57 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Trinca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Trinka | 30.66 | 48°12'34"/27°06'57" |
| Kukavka | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Cucavca | 31.55 | 48°36'12"/27°42'26" |
| Gordineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Gordineshty, Gordinesti Hotin | 31.80 | 48°09'33"/27°10'11" |
| Molodovo | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | 32.10 | 48°33'00"/27°04'60" | |
| Ozarintsy | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Ozaryntsi [Ukr], Ozarintsy [Rus], Azarenits [Yid], Ozarînți [Rom], Ozarinet [Rom], Ozarzyńce [Pol], Ozarynci | 32.30 | 48°32'25"/27°48'22" |
| Blesteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bleshtenautsy | 33.35 | 48°07'13"/27°13'11" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 33.46 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 33.71 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Polivanov-Yar | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Polivanov Iar | 34.23 | 48°31'60"/27°01'60" |
| Volodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Volodyany | 34.29 | 48°06'59"/27°12'18" |
| Corjeuti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Corjeuţi [Rom, Mold], Korzhevtsy [Rus], Korzheutsy, Korzheuts' | 34.38 | 48°12'56"/27°02'50" |
| Rudi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rudi [Rom], Rud' [Rus] | 34.55 | 48°19'51"/27°53'57" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 34.73 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Feteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Feteshty | 34.97 | 48°09'49"/27°05'56" |
| Vil'khovets' | Ukr. | Podolia | Ushitsa | Vil'khovets' [Ukr], Ol'khovets [Rus], Vilhoveț [Rom], Olchowiec [Pol] | 35.62 | 48°41'54"/27°21'21" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 35.73 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 35.79 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Stara Ushytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Ushitsa | Stara Ushytsya [Ukr], Staraya Ushitsa [Rus], Ushitza [Yid], Ushitsa [Rus, until 1829], Uszyca Stara [Pol], Olt-Ishitse | 35.80 | 48°35'54"/27°04'38" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 36.43 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Burlăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Burlaneshty | 36.48 | 48°07'36"/27°07'48" |
| Vendichany | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Vindiceni | 36.79 | 48°36'52"/27°47'40" |
| Zabriceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zabrichen, Zăbriceni | 37.02 | 48°04'25"/27°15'09" |
| Onesti II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca | 37.12 | 48°04'00"/27°16'34" |
| Cotiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Costiceni, Kotyudzhen' | 37.18 | 48°20'50"/26°56'16" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 37.22 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 37.24 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Berlinti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Berlintsy | 37.89 | 48°18'38"/26°56'13" |
| Verbovets | Ukr. | Podolia | Ushitsa | Verbovets' [Ukr], Verbovets [Rus], Verbovitz [Yid], Wierzbowiec [Pol], Werbowez [Ger], Verbovec' | 37.96 | 48°43'27"/27°26'00" |
| Murovanyye Kurilovtsy | Ukr. | Podolia | Ushitsa | Murovani Kurylivtsi [Ukr], Murovanyye Kurilovtsy [Rus], Maravna-Krilovitz [Yid], Kuryłowce Murowone [Pol], Murovany-Kurilovtsy, Murovanye Kurilovtsy, Murovano-Kurilovtsy | 38.07 | 48°43'12"/27°31'37" |
| Balasinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Balasineshty | 38.47 | 48°14'42"/26°57'40" |
| Brinzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Branzeni, Brinzeny, Brynzen, Brynzeny, Brynzyany | 38.54 | 48°05'01"/27°10'30" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 38.70 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Nemerichi | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Nemerchi, Nemerci | 38.71 | 48°40'30"/27°43'25" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 38.93 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Volchinets | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Vovchynets | 39.34 | 48°27'20"/26°54'59" |
| Lopatnic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Lopatnik | 39.47 | 48°08'06"/27°03'22" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 39.53 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Terebna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 39.56 | 48°02'59"/27°15'01" | |
| Vinozh | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Vinoj | 39.82 | 48°41'41"/27°42'12" |
