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 Pawlowo

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Pawlowo Bel. Grodno Slonim Pawlava [Bel], Pavlovo [Rus], Pawłowo [Pol], Pavlova [Yid], Paŭlava, Puzovichi, Odynowszczyzna 52°50'57"/24°55'07"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ruzhany Bel. Grodno Slonim Ruzhany [Rus], Różana [Pol], Rozshinoi [Yid], Ružany [Bel], Rozhanoy, Rozhinoy, Rozhinoi, Ruz'inoi, Ruzhana, Rozhana, Ruzhyn 2.28 52°51'48"/24°53'37"
Konstantinovo Bel. Grodno Slonim Kol. Konstantynowo (no longer exists, but found on hist. maps) 3.46 52°51'41"/24°52'15"
Kolozuby Bel. Grodno Slonim 5.89 52°49'32"/24°59'49"
Palonsk Bel. Grodno Slonim Polonsk 8.89 52°55'17"/24°51'42"
Guta Mikhalin Bel. Grodno Slonim Huta Michalinska 16.63 52°42'00"/24°55'60"
Osochniki Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Osoczniki, Asoshniki 17.72 52°51'31"/24°39'18"
Kosava Bel. Grodno Slonim Kosava [Bel], Kossovo [Rus], Kossów [Pol], Kosov [Yid], Kosovas [Lith], Kosov Polski, Kosów Poleski, Kosow, Kossov, Kossuv, Mereszowszczyzna 18.87 52°45'30"/25°09'19"
Novosëlki Bel. Grodno Slonim 19.14 52°57'00"/25°09'00"
Lyskovo Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Lyskovo [Rus], Łysków [Pol], Liskova [Yid], Łyskava [Bel], Lyskuv 20.34 52°51'11"/24°36'56"
Podorosk Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Padarosk 24.60 52°58'47"/24°37'20"
Smolyanitsa Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Smolanica 24.69 52°42'21"/24°38'19"
Konyukhi Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Koniuszki, Kanyukhi, 24.83 53°00'16"/24°39'08"
Aziarnica Bel. Grodno Slonim Aziarnica [Bel], Ozernitsa [Rus], Jeziornica [Pol], Ozernitse [Yid], Jeziernica, Yezhornitza, Azjarnica, Oziernica 25.64 53°04'26"/25°00'16"
Orlovichi Bel. Minsk Slonim Orlowicze, Navaorlavichy 25.95 53°01'07"/25°11'07"
Mezhrech'ye Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Miedzyrzecz, Mizherychy, Mendzyzhech 26.10 53°03'59"/24°46'13"
Goshchevo Bel. Grodno Slonim Hoszczewo 26.32 52°41'21"/25°12'24"
Kuklichi Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Kuklicze 26.79 52°49'58"/24°31'14"
Dashkevichi Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Dashkeviche, Daszkiewicze, Dashkavichy 27.92 52°56'56"/24°32'11"
Syalyets Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Syalyets [Bel], Selets [Rus], Sielec [Pol], Seltz [Yid], Selts, Selitz, Sialec, Sjalec, Syalets, Sielec nad Jasiołdą 29.34 52°35'14"/24°52'05"
Nekhachévo Bel. Grodno Slonim Niechaczewo 29.78 52°38'38"/25°12'10"
Tulovo Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Tulowo, Tulava 29.80 53°05'32"/24°43'49"
Ivatsevichy Bel. Grodno Slonim Ivatsevichy [Bel], Ivatsevichi [Rus], Iwacewicze [Pol], Ivatzvitch [Yid], Ivacevičy, Ivantsevichi, Fol'vark Ivatseviche 32.13 52°42'28"/25°20'06"
Samoylovichi Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Samoyloviche, Samoylavichy 32.63 52°33'24"/24°57'18"
Khorévo Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Chorewo, Kharava, Khvalovo 32.64 52°38'13"/24°35'01"
Zhirovichi Bel. Grodno Slonim Zhirovitsy, Žyrowice 33.86 53°00'47"/25°20'39"
Zel'va Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Zel'va [Bel, Rus], Zelwa [Pol], Zelva [Yid], Zėlʹva, Zeĺva, Zielwa, Zelvah 34.11 53°08'57"/24°48'43"
Malaya Lopenitsa Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Lopenitsa Mala, Lopienica Mala 34.68 53°01'36"/24°29'34"
Lapenitsa Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Malaya Lapenitsa, Malaya Lopenitsa, Lopenitsa Mala 34.68 53°01'36"/24°29'34"
Yaglevichi Bel. Grodno Slonim Jaglewicze 35.36 52°41'37"/25°22'37"
Byaroza Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Byaroza [Bel], Bereza [Rus], Bereza Kartuska [Pol, until 1945], Kartoz-Brezah [Yid], Bereze, Brezah, Biaroza, Bjaroza, Bereza Kartuskaya, Biaroza Kartuzskaia, Byaroza-Kartuzskaya, Kartusskaya Bereza, Kartuz Bereze, Kartuz Bereza 35.59 52°31'53"/24°58'42"
Chemery Bel. Grodno Slonim Chamyary 35.82 53°05'48"/25°15'40"
Pervomayskaya Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Pyershamayskaya [Bel], Błudeń [Pol], Bluden' [Rus], Błudzień [Bel], Pervomayskaya [Rus], Pieršamajskaja, Blodno 35.86 52°31'39"/24°53'09"
Izabelin Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Izabelin [Bel, Rus, Pol], Zabelin [Yid], Izabielin, Azabelin 36.12 53°05'29"/24°33'32"
Mironim Bel. Grodno Slonim 36.62 52°57'07"/25°26'14"
Vorob'yëvichi Bel. Grodno Slonim Varab'yevichy 37.48 53°06'40"/25°16'16"
Al'bertine Bel. Grodno Slonim Albertyn (today a suburb within the city of Slonim) 37.52 53°05'13"/25°18'59"
Slonim Bel. Grodno Slonim Slonim [Rus, Yid], Słonim [Pol, Bel] 37.60 53°05'15"/25°19'02"
Lukonitsa Bel. Grodno Slonim Lukonica 37.96 53°11'03"/25°01'39"
Novy Dvor Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Novy Dvor [Bel], Nowy Dwór [Pol], Novyy Dvor [Rus], Novy Dvur 37.98 52°49'49"/24°21'14"
Porozovo Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Porazava [Bel], Porozovo [Rus], Porozów [Pol], Porosavo [Yid], Porazaŭ, Porasow, Porozowo, Porzwye 38.34 52°56'12"/24°21'56"
Zarech'ye Bel. Grodno Slonim 38.57 52°52'29"/25°29'29"
Byten' Bel. Grodno Slonim Byten' [Rus], Byteń [Pol], Biten [Yid], Bycień [Bel], Buten' 39.27 52°52'52"/25°30'04"