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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 1.23 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 1.51 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 1.55 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 4.70 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 5.87 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 6.15 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 8.38 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 9.77 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 9.81 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
| Bulăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bulaesti, Bulayeshty | 10.20 | 47°28'37"/28°58'45" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 10.38 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Berezlogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi | 10.60 | 47°26'13"/28°56'02" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 11.16 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Stodolna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stodolna | 12.52 | 47°33'00"/29°01'00" |
| Lalova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lalovo | 13.29 | 47°33'55"/29°01'09" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 13.42 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 13.48 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Lopatna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lapatna | 14.81 | 47°29'41"/29°03'06" |
| Orhei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] | 14.89 | 47°23'06"/28°49'28" |
| Susleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Susleny | 15.34 | 47°24'45"/28°59'25" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 15.81 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Verkhniye Zhory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Jora de Sus, Zhora-De-Sus | 16.87 | 47°29'09"/29°04'37" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 17.60 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 18.00 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Jora De Mijloc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sredniye Zhory, Zhora De Mizhlok | 18.36 | 47°28'34"/29°05'38" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 18.74 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Vîşcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vascauti Orhei, Vaskoutsi, Vyshkautsy | 18.97 | 47°25'53"/29°04'32" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 19.16 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Isacova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Isakovo | 19.48 | 47°22'07"/28°43'11" |
| Jora de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nizhniye Zhory, Zhora De Zhos | 19.59 | 47°27'59"/29°06'25" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 19.65 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 19.94 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 20.05 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 20.24 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Furceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Furcheny | 20.67 | 47°20'13"/28°55'32" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 21.06 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 22.04 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 22.39 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Ţâbuleuca | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Tsybilevka, Tsybulevka | 22.50 | 47°24'17"/29°06'22" |
| Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 22.72 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 22.75 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 22.91 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 23.45 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Trebujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trebuzheny | 24.29 | 47°18'48"/28°58'27" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 24.75 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Oxentea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Origeev | Oksentiya, Oxintea | 24.76 | 47°22'57"/29°07'11" |
| Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 24.85 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 25.08 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 25.57 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 25.60 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Ivancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna | 25.71 | 47°17'09"/28°51'25" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 25.98 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Molovata Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Malovata, Molovata, Novaya Molovata | 26.03 | 47°20'44"/29°05'34" |
| Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 26.15 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 26.39 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 26.40 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 26.45 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Iagorlâc | Mold. | Kherson | Tiraspol | Yagorlyk | 26.81 | 47°23'25"/29°09'38" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 27.08 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 27.25 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Maşcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Maşcăuţi [Rom], Mashkoutsy [Rus], Meshkeutsi, Mashkovtsy, Mashkeuts', Mashkautsy, Mashkauts | 27.40 | 47°17'27"/29°00'04" |
| Holercani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Golerkany | 27.80 | 47°18'45"/29°04'11" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 28.02 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 29.14 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 29.16 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 29.18 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Donici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, | 29.30 | 47°17'11"/28°40'08" |
| Peresecina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Peresechino, Pereslchina | 29.87 | 47°15'18"/28°46'08" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 30.01 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Teleşeu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Telesheu, Teleshovo | 30.14 | 47°16'01"/28°42'10" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 30.19 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 30.67 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 30.76 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Micleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty | 31.06 | 47°14'24"/28°48'19" |
| Steţcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stetskany | 31.38 | 47°14'09"/28°49'15" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 31.54 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Işnovăţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ishnovets | 31.55 | 47°13'60"/28°51'52" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 31.72 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 31.90 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 31.98 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 32.43 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Codreanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cobalca, Kobylka | 32.48 | 47°17'12"/28°35'31" |
| Jevreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chebireny, Rakuleshty, Zhevreny | 32.66 | 47°15'30"/29°03'47" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 32.77 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Hirtopul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gertop-Mare, Hartop Mare, Hartopul Mare | 32.84 | 47°13'38"/28°56'29" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 33.05 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 33.36 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 33.56 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 33.80 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 34.02 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Romăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Romaneshty | 34.22 | 47°13'32"/28°42'41" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 34.40 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 34.59 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Izbişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izbeshty, Izbestea, Izbishtya | 34.63 | 47°13'17"/29°00'07" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 35.11 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Cruglic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Cruglic Hotin, Kruglik | 35.61 | 47°13'04"/29°01'34" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 35.73 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 35.90 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Grebleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Grebleshty | 36.02 | 47°14'23"/28°36'36" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 36.03 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 36.09 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Zamciogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zamchozhi, Zamosi | 36.15 | 47°12'18"/28°43'20" |
| Dubăsari | Mold. | Kherson | Tiraspol | Dubăsari [Rom, Mold], Dubossary [Rus, Ukr], Dubasar [Yid], Dubosary [Pol], Dobyasser, Dubosari, Dubosar, Dubassar | 36.39 | 47°15'56"/29°10'00" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 36.98 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 37.03 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 37.34 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Halochi | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Galochi [Rus], Koloniya Galoche, Galoche, Holochi (Jewish agri col. 1852) | 37.85 | 47°31'14"/29°21'40" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 38.00 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 38.40 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 38.77 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 38.84 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 38.92 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 39.09 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Zăicana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zekheychani, Zagaykana, Zahaicana | 39.47 | 47°10'05"/28°57'10" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 39.48 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Zubreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zubreshty | 39.57 | 47°14'30"/28°31'27" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 39.58 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 39.58 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
