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 Orlovka

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Alt. Names Coordinates
Orlovka Ukr. Chernigov Novgorod-Severskiy Orlivka, 51°54'59"/32°48'39"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Bobrik Pervyy Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Bobrik, Bobryk 5.53 51°54'59"/32°43'48"
Larinovka Ukr. Chernigov Novgorod-Severskiy Larynivka 17.64 52°00'33"/33°01'10"
Poohoril'tsi Ukr. Chernigov Novozybkov Pohoril'tsi, Pogorel'tsy 24.76 52°02'35"/32°30'49"
Rybinsk Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa 24.89 51°54'49"/32°26'52"
Syadrina Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Syadrino 26.31 51°50'12"/32°26'59"
Kozlyanichi Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Kozlianychi, Kozlyanychi, Kozlenichi 27.23 51°43'21"/32°34'07"
Novhorod-Sivers'kyy Ukr. Chernigov Novgorod-Severskiy Novhorod-Sivers'kyy [Ukr], Novgorod-Severskiy [Rus], Nowogród Siewierski [Pol], Nowgorod Sewerski, Novogorod-Severskiy, Novgorod-Seversk 32.60 52°00'24"/33°15'48"
Semenivka Ukr, Chernigov Novozybkov Semenivka [Ukr], Semënovka [Rus], Semenovka [Yid], Semionowka [Pol], Semeniwka [Ger], Semionovka, Seminovka 33.10 52°10'43"/32°34'54"
Oblonnya Ukr. Chernigov Krolevets Obolonnia 33.95 51°37'13"/32°55'52"
Okhramiievychi Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Okhrameyevichi, Okhramiyevichi, Okhramiyevychi 36.17 51°54'33"/32°17'01"
Pribyn' Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Pryben 36.45 51°59'21"/32°17'32"
Koman Ukr. Chernigov Novgorod-Severskiy Koman' 37.28 51°58'39"/33°20'44"
Brech' Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Jewish agri colony 1848. 37.82 51°44'19"/32°20'29"
Rybotyn Ukr. Chernigov Krolevets Rybotin 39.98 51°33'42"/32°54'27"