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 Ovruch

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Ovruch Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Ovruch [Ukr, Rus], Ovrutch [Yid], Owrucz [Pol], Owrutsch [Ger], Ovritsh, Ovruc 51°19'29"/28°48'13"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Peschanitsa Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Piszczanica, [Ukr], Піщаниця [Ukr], Pishchanytsya [Ukr], Peschanitsa [Rus] 8.72 51°21'30"/28°41'25"
Potapovichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Potapovychi 10.02 51°14'16"/28°45'51"
Koptevshchina Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Koptivshchyna 14.37 51°20'12"/28°35'51"
Pokalev Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Pokaliv 15.32 51°21'32"/28°35'24"
Priluki Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Dedukhi 16.03 51°27'48"/28°51'57"
Norinsk Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Norinsk [Rus], Narinsk [Yid], Noryns'k [Ukr], Noryńsk [Pol] 16.26 51°15'54"/28°35'24"
Vyazovka Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Vyazovka [Rus, Yid], V'yazivka [Ukr], Viazovka, Wiazówka 19.73 51°09'06"/28°52'04"
Ignatpol Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Ihnatpil, Ihnatpil', Ignatpol', Ignatopol' 20.70 51°08'41"/28°43'40"
Staraya Dorogin' Volynia Ovruch Staryi Dorohyn', Staryy Dorohyn, Staryy Dorogin' 20.87 51°16'23"/29°05'32"
Pavliukivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Pavlyukovka, Pavlyukivka 20.98 51°09'41"/28°39'09"
Padhallye Bel. Minsk Mozyr Podgal'ye 21.13 51°30'48"/28°46'08"
Novi Velednyky Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Novi Velednyky [Ukr], Veledniki [Rus], Vlednik [Yid], Novyye Veledniki [Rus], Wieledniki [Pol], Weledniki, Vladnik 23.60 51°18'54"/28°27'51"
Narodichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Narodychi [Ukr], Narodichi [Rus], Naroditch [Yid], Narodycze [Pol], Narodytschi [Ger], Naroditsh, Naroditschi, Narodyczi, Narodyci, Narodytchi, Bolshie Narodichi 23.65 51°12'10"/29°04'56"
Levkovichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Levkovychi 24.02 51°21'51"/28°27'49"
Dedkovichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Dedkovichi [Rus], Didkovychi [Ukr], Didkovitz [Yid], Diedkowicze [Pol], Didkovichi, Didkovitch, Detkovichi, Didkovyci 24.69 51°06'12"/28°50'02"
Vaskovychi Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Vas'kovka, Vas'kovichi, Vas'kovychi 26.99 51°05'22"/28°42'26"
Mezhirichka Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Mezhyrichka, Mezhirechka 27.85 51°04'30"/28°46'21"
Sarnovychi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Sarnovichi 27.94 51°05'03"/28°55'12"
Lypnyky Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Lipniki 29.48 51°10'21"/28°27'23"
Slovechno Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Slovechno [Rus], Slovechne [Ukr], Slaveshna [Yid], Sławeczno [Pol], Shlaveshnia, Slavechno (Pogrom: 7-16 to 7-19, 1919) 32.09 51°22'44"/28°20'59"
Vystupovichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Vystupovichi [Rus], Vystupovychi [Ukr], Wystupowicze [Pol] 32.99 51°34'02"/29°04'40"
Malakhovka Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Malakhivka 33.37 51°12'10"/28°21'54"
Skorodnoye Bel. Minsk Mozyr Skorodnoye [Rus], Skarodnae [Bel], Skorodno [Pol], Skarodnaye 33.50 51°37'31"/28°49'51"
Voznichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Wodzinek 35.92 51°30'45"/28°22'56"
Obykhody Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Obikhody 36.04 51°01'08"/28°58'32"
Khaychi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Velyka Khaicha 36.05 51°18'10"/28°17'10"
Bihun' Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Bihun, Begun' 37.35 51°23'58"/28°16'45"
Begun' Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Bihun', Bihun 37.35 51°23'58"/28°16'45"
Velikiye Kleshchi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Velyki Klishchi, Bol'shiye Kleshchi (Visible on hist. maps, but not Google) 37.93 51°04'25"/29°10'21"
Vorotyn' Bel. Minsk Bobruysk 37.93 51°04'25"/29°10'21"
Khodaki Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Khodaki [Rus], Khodaky [Ukr] 38.21 50°58'52"/28°48'32"
Slovechno Bel. Minsk Mozyr Shlaveshnia, Slavechino, Slaveshna, Slawetschno 38.80 51°37'58"/29°03'57"
Luginy Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Luhyny [Ukr], Luginy [Rus], Luhin [Yid], Łuhiny [Pol], Łuhyny, Lugini 38.93 51°04'55"/28°24'02"