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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 3.77 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 5.35 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 6.00 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 8.05 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 10.72 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 11.69 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 11.96 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 12.10 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 12.56 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 12.69 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 12.80 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 13.63 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 13.98 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 14.51 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 14.96 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 16.72 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 17.07 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 17.19 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 17.63 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 17.80 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 18.10 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 18.60 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 19.61 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 19.83 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 19.90 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 20.22 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 20.36 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 21.51 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 21.87 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 22.56 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 23.32 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 23.45 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 23.58 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 24.15 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 24.28 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 24.38 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 24.45 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 24.46 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shurel', Shureli | 24.46 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 24.63 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 25.26 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 25.49 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 25.50 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 25.90 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 25.94 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 25.95 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 26.25 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 26.26 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 26.44 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 26.55 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 27.66 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 27.98 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 27.99 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 28.03 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 28.24 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 28.28 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 29.24 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 29.31 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 29.70 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 29.76 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 29.87 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 29.96 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 30.17 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 30.31 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 30.34 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 30.55 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 30.66 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 30.86 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 30.98 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 31.18 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 31.48 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 32.92 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 32.96 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 33.52 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 33.74 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 34.42 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 34.44 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova, Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 34.65 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 35.21 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 35.25 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 35.38 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 35.41 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 35.50 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 35.94 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 36.01 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 36.14 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 36.14 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 36.21 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 36.22 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 36.58 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 36.63 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 37.32 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 37.80 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 38.17 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 38.71 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 38.74 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 38.81 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 38.87 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 39.04 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 39.07 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 39.47 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 39.92 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 39.93 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 39.95 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
