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 Ordăşei

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Ordăşei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ordashey 47°41'06"/28°29'54"

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Brinzenii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Novyye Brynzeny 3.12 47°39'30"/28°29'09"
Stefanesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty 6.89 47°43'55"/28°26'16"
Capresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti 8.12 47°45'15"/28°27'48"
Căzăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kazaneshty 8.16 47°36'49"/28°28'27"
Găuzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gauzeny 9.26 47°45'19"/28°33'53"
Chiţcanii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany 10.38 47°35'30"/28°30'03"
Raspopeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] 11.17 47°44'34"/28°37'13"
Ciutuleşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chutuleshty 11.57 47°45'43"/28°23'38"
Nucăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' 11.65 47°35'51"/28°35'02"
Chipeşca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] 11.87 47°45'44"/28°36'28"
Scorţeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Skortseny 12.06 47°38'29"/28°38'44"
Ignăţei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ignatsey 12.25 47°40'54"/28°39'42"
Receşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty 12.44 47°47'17"/28°33'47"
Domulgeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' 12.75 47°47'31"/28°26'10"
Pepeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pepeny 12.91 47°38'13"/28°20'29"
Zahorna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Zagorna, Zakharna 12.98 47°47'44"/28°33'15"
Dobruşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa 13.33 47°47'11"/28°35'36"
Ţînţăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' 13.49 47°34'19"/28°33'47"
Caşunca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kashunka, Kasovka 13.66 47°47'10"/28°23'39"
Banesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty 15.38 47°34'13"/28°23'01"
Alexeuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] 15.76 47°41'21"/28°17'16"
Prepeliţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prepelitsa 15.99 47°35'18"/28°20'26"
Pecişte Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pecestea, Pecheshtya 16.00 47°42'55"/28°42'26"
Pohoarna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna 16.25 47°49'52"/28°29'54"
Sămăşcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Samashkany 16.48 47°45'17"/28°41'33"
Verejeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Verezheni, Verezhen' 17.00 47°32'00"/28°28'12"
Chiştelniţa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kishtel'nitsa 17.78 47°34'08"/28°39'40"
Sărătenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny 18.13 47°31'35"/28°33'16"
Cotiujenii Mari Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany 18.28 47°50'42"/28°33'18"
Drăgăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Draganeshti, Dragoneshty 18.79 47°43'08"/28°15'08"
Fuzauca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] 19.67 47°44'33"/28°44'49"
Pripiceni-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' 19.70 47°41'14"/28°45'41"
Sirbesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) 19.76 47°47'28"/28°17'10"
Ghiduleni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Giduleny 20.14 47°36'39"/28°44'36"
Olişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani 20.31 47°48'00"/28°42'34"
Ghindeşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gandesti, Gindeshty 20.94 47°51'17"/28°22'36"
Copăceni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kopacheny 21.22 47°36'57"/28°14'03"
Ineşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ineshty 21.46 47°30'17"/28°23'49"
Hirtop Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca 22.06 47°52'54"/28°27'31"
Sîrcova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarcova, Syrkovo 22.56 47°44'32"/28°47'15"
Telenesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg 22.75 47°30'04"/28°21'55"
Ciocîlteni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chekolteny, Ciocalteni 22.81 47°29'39"/28°36'36"
Leuseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' 22.98 47°28'58"/28°26'08"
Trifeşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei 22.98 47°40'30"/28°48'17"
Coropceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Korobcheny 23.43 47°28'30"/28°31'20"
Cobilnea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea 23.81 47°51'55"/28°40'13"
Mihălaşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] 24.15 47°29'44"/28°20'28"
Bushivka Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca 24.21 47°35'33"/28°47'26"
Bobulesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Bobuleshty 24.38 47°52'51"/28°21'04"
Cogilniceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny 24.79 47°38'07"/28°49'15"
Piscăreşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Piskareshty 24.89 47°45'36"/28°48'42"
Cuizăuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cuizovca, Kuyzovka 25.14 47°36'49"/28°48'59"
Gura Camencii Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka 25.28 47°53'28"/28°21'17"
Văsieni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vasieni, Vasiyeny 25.36 47°27'36"/28°26'37"
Rădoaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya 25.55 47°43'27"/28°09'42"
Vărvăreuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka 25.63 47°52'47"/28°18'52"
Mîndreşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Mandresti, Myndreshty 25.99 47°30'19"/28°16'37"
Floresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat 26.47 47°53'09"/28°18'27"
Şoldăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sholdaneshty, Chernenko 26.68 47°48'58"/28°47'50"
Gvozdova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gvozdovo 26.78 47°54'16"/28°21'01"
Bahrinesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti 26.90 47°51'24"/28°14'39"
Cinişeuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 26.93 47°41'50"/28°51'27"
Cunicea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kunicha, Kunichya 27.14 47°54'28"/28°38'47"
Singerei Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei 27.15 47°38'11"/28°08'35"
Poyana Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Poeana, Poyyana 27.16 47°54'43"/28°37'60"
Sirota Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev 27.25 47°31'40"/28°46'37"
Şestaci Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shestachi 27.30 47°51'36"/28°45'16"
Cucuruzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kokorozeny 27.74 47°29'18"/28°43'32"
Ţahnăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy 27.78 47°44'33"/28°51'35"
Prajila Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prazhilo 27.80 47°50'27"/28°12'25"
Marculesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht 28.06 47°52'08"/28°14'28"
Cuhureştii de Jos Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Nizhniye Kugureshty 28.15 47°55'48"/28°35'34"
Coşerniţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cosarnita, Koshernitsa 28.41 47°56'23"/28°27'56"
Zgărdeşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zgordeshty 28.76 47°31'50"/28°11'26"
Cuşmirca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kushmirka 28.98 47°54'19"/28°42'20"
Crăsnăşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni 29.02 47°25'59"/28°23'54"
Brejeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' 29.18 47°34'48"/28°08'29"
Şipca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Shipka, Shibka 29.44 47°50'54"/28°48'30"
Ţareuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tareni, Tsarėvka 29.63 47°45'00"/28°52'56"
Bogzesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bogzeshty 29.76 47°25'18"/28°25'38"
Văscăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Varticauti, Vaskautsy 30.05 47°57'19"/28°30'39"
Vorotet Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul 30.16 47°33'33"/28°51'17"
Echimauti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi 30.20 47°41'38"/28°54'05"
Ţipleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Tsypleshty 30.56 47°49'29"/28°08'46"
Brăviceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicheny 30.58 47°25'57"/28°39'33"
Gura Căinarului Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary 30.77 47°51'48"/28°10'59"
Lipceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny 31.07 47°48'31"/28°52'16"
Cernita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ciornita 31.11 47°57'51"/28°28'03"
Sîngereii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou 31.13 47°43'23"/28°05'10"
Chiperceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kipercheny 31.27 47°31'19"/28°50'17"
Breanova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bryanovo 31.98 47°24'59"/28°39'01"
Hirişeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny 32.10 47°26'09"/28°16'58"
Hligeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny 32.17 47°49'14"/28°52'42"
Biesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Biyesht, Biyeshty 32.77 47°31'01"/28°51'26"
Putineşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Putineshty 32.96 47°50'09"/28°07'07"
Iezărenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny 33.50 47°33'56"/28°05'16"
Cihoreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cegoreni, Chegoreny 33.73 47°30'23"/28°51'42"
Bilicenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny 33.92 47°39'21"/28°02'50"
Pohrebeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pogrebeny, Pogribeni 33.98 47°33'23"/28°54'34"
Alexandreni I Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) 34.24 47°48'26"/28°04'40"
Slobozia-Hodorogea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea 34.28 47°30'35"/28°52'27"
Cucioaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kuchoya, Kuchoyya 34.28 47°27'37"/28°11'08"
Heciul Nou Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou 34.31 47°46'31"/28°03'34"
Ciripcău Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău 34.35 47°59'03"/28°22'58"
Viprova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vaprova, Vyprovo 34.47 47°22'44"/28°34'15"
Hirova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghirova, Girovo 34.51 47°24'40"/28°16'55"
Ghetlova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Getlovo 34.52 47°22'31"/28°31'51"
Vertiujeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany 34.57 47°59'42"/28°32'14"
Alcedar Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Alchedary 34.75 47°52'06"/28°52'30"
Discova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova 34.95 47°22'41"/28°35'54"
Putintei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey 35.14 47°22'27"/28°34'52"
Săseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Seseny 35.25 47°22'05"/28°30'01"
Saharna Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sakharna 35.43 47°41'59"/28°58'16"
Meleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Meleshen, Melesheny 35.52 47°22'29"/28°23'11"
Soloneţ Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Solonets 35.59 47°59'56"/28°24'17"
Ivanovca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) 35.62 47°54'27"/28°09'19"
Morozeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Morozeny, Morozeni Mari 35.69 47°22'40"/28°38'09"
Rezina Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg 35.70 47°44'57"/28°57'57"
Valea lui Vlad Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad 35.77 47°28'55"/28°07'42"
Ţibirica Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsibirika 36.24 47°22'17"/28°22'01"
Japca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Zhabka, Zhapka 36.31 47°58'51"/28°42'15"
Bravicea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi 36.36 47°21'39"/28°26'11"
Vadul-Rascov Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu 36.44 47°55'46"/28°49'24"
Flaminzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny 36.96 47°29'56"/28°05'24"
Nikolaeva Blagodat Ukr. Bessarabia Orgieev Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) 37.11 47°25'56"/28°49'16"
Dumbrăviţa Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa 37.15 47°28'47"/28°06'27"
Izvoare Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare 37.33 47°33'09"/28°57'21"
Sevirova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Sevirovo 37.33 47°55'35"/28°09'03"
Hoginesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti 37.50 47°22'13"/28°19'09"
Curătura Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kuratura 37.50 47°52'34"/28°54'42"
Ofatinţi Mold. Podolia Balta Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci 37.50 47°39'57"/28°59'54"
Ciorna Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chorna, Neagra 37.56 47°46'24"/28°58'58"
Rădulenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii 37.63 47°59'05"/28°15'51"
Năpadova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Napadovo 37.90 48°01'11"/28°35'43"
Chiscareni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо 38.56 47°34'26"/28°00'39"
Rădeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Redeni, Redeny 38.64 47°23'45"/28°12'47"
Dereneu Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Derenev 38.73 47°22'54"/28°14'43"
Rascov Mold. Podolia Olgopol Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu 38.77 47°57'24"/28°49'26"
Sănătăuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Senatovka 38.79 48°00'47"/28°40'30"
Onişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Onishkany 38.89 47°22'01"/28°16'60"
Isacova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Isakovo 38.92 47°22'07"/28°43'11"
Stoicani Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' 39.29 48°01'35"/28°21'42"
Rîbniţa Mold. Podolia Balta Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze 39.38 47°46'06"/29°00'36"
Vatici Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vatich 39.55 47°20'23"/28°37'26"
Trifăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Trifaneshty 39.75 47°56'38"/28°07'52"