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 Pepeni

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Pepeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pepeny 47°38'13"/28°20'29"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Prepeliţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prepelitsa 5.42 47°35'18"/28°20'26"
Alexeuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] 7.06 47°41'21"/28°17'16"
Banesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty 8.06 47°34'13"/28°23'01"
Copăceni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kopacheny 8.37 47°36'57"/28°14'03"
Căzăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kazaneshty 10.29 47°36'49"/28°28'27"
Brinzenii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Novyye Brynzeny 11.08 47°39'30"/28°29'09"
Drăgăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Draganeshti, Dragoneshty 11.30 47°43'08"/28°15'08"
Stefanesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty 12.79 47°43'55"/28°26'16"
Ordăşei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ordashey 12.91 47°41'06"/28°29'54"
Chiţcanii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany 12.95 47°35'30"/28°30'03"
Ciutuleşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chutuleshty 14.44 47°45'43"/28°23'38"
Singerei Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei 14.87 47°38'11"/28°08'35"
Verejeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Verezheni, Verezhen' 15.01 47°32'00"/28°28'12"
Telenesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg 15.21 47°30'04"/28°21'55"
Ineşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ineshty 15.29 47°30'17"/28°23'49"
Mîndreşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Mandresti, Myndreshty 15.42 47°30'19"/28°16'37"
Mihălaşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] 15.72 47°29'44"/28°20'28"
Capresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti 15.92 47°45'15"/28°27'48"
Brejeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' 16.27 47°34'48"/28°08'29"
Zgărdeşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zgordeshty 16.36 47°31'50"/28°11'26"
Rădoaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya 16.59 47°43'27"/28°09'42"
Caşunca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kashunka, Kasovka 17.05 47°47'10"/28°23'39"
Sirbesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) 17.64 47°47'28"/28°17'10"
Ţînţăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' 18.12 47°34'19"/28°33'47"
Leuseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' 18.54 47°28'58"/28°26'08"
Domulgeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' 18.64 47°47'31"/28°26'10"
Nucăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' 18.69 47°35'51"/28°35'02"
Sărătenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny 20.15 47°31'35"/28°33'16"
Iezărenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny 20.60 47°33'56"/28°05'16"
Văsieni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vasieni, Vasiyeny 21.11 47°27'36"/28°26'37"
Găuzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gauzeny 21.28 47°45'19"/28°33'53"
Sîngereii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou 21.38 47°43'23"/28°05'10"
Bilicenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny 22.13 47°39'21"/28°02'50"
Coropceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Korobcheny 22.54 47°28'30"/28°31'20"
Scorţeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Skortseny 22.80 47°38'29"/28°38'44"
Hirişeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny 22.80 47°26'09"/28°16'58"
Cucioaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kuchoya, Kuchoyya 22.86 47°27'37"/28°11'08"
Crăsnăşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni 23.07 47°25'59"/28°23'54"
Valea lui Vlad Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad 23.50 47°28'55"/28°07'42"
Receşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty 23.62 47°47'17"/28°33'47"
Zahorna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Zagorna, Zakharna 23.77 47°47'44"/28°33'15"
Raspopeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] 23.97 47°44'34"/28°37'13"
Flaminzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny 24.31 47°29'56"/28°05'24"
Chipeşca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] 24.33 47°45'44"/28°36'28"
Ghindeşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gandesti, Gindeshty 24.37 47°51'17"/28°22'36"
Ignăţei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ignatsey 24.50 47°40'54"/28°39'42"
Pohoarna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna 24.59 47°49'52"/28°29'54"
Bogzesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bogzeshty 24.77 47°25'18"/28°25'38"
Dumbrăviţa Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa 24.77 47°28'47"/28°06'27"
Prajila Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prazhilo 24.79 47°50'27"/28°12'25"
Chiştelniţa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kishtel'nitsa 25.14 47°34'08"/28°39'40"
Dobruşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa 25.14 47°47'11"/28°35'36"
Bahrinesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti 25.49 47°51'24"/28°14'39"
Ţipleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Tsypleshty 25.49 47°49'29"/28°08'46"
Hirova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghirova, Girovo 25.49 47°24'40"/28°16'55"
Ciocîlteni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chekolteny, Ciocalteni 25.64 47°29'39"/28°36'36"
Chiscareni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо 25.76 47°34'26"/28°00'39"
Heciul Nou Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou 26.11 47°46'31"/28°03'34"
Marculesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht 26.88 47°52'08"/28°14'28"
Vărvăreuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka 27.07 47°52'47"/28°18'52"
Bobulesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Bobuleshty 27.13 47°52'51"/28°21'04"
Alexandreni I Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) 27.34 47°48'26"/28°04'40"
Putineşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Putineshty 27.69 47°50'09"/28°07'07"
Floresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat 27.78 47°53'09"/28°18'27"
Gura Căinarului Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary 27.81 47°51'48"/28°10'59"
Cotiujenii Mari Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany 28.12 47°50'42"/28°33'18"
Gura Camencii Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka 28.27 47°53'28"/28°21'17"
Rădeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Redeni, Redeny 28.49 47°23'45"/28°12'47"
Hirtop Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca 28.59 47°52'54"/28°27'31"
Bobletici Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Bobletichi 28.66 47°27'60"/28°03'17"
Pecişte Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pecestea, Pecheshtya 28.75 47°42'55"/28°42'26"
Dereneu Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Derenev 29.29 47°22'54"/28°14'43"
Meleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Meleshen, Melesheny 29.35 47°22'29"/28°23'11"
Sămăşcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Samashkany 29.37 47°45'17"/28°41'33"
Ţibirica Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsibirika 29.57 47°22'17"/28°22'01"
Hoginesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti 29.69 47°22'13"/28°19'09"
Cornova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova 29.75 47°23'41"/28°10'23"
Gvozdova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gvozdovo 29.76 47°54'16"/28°21'01"
Pompa Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy 29.86 47°39'18"/27°56'37"
Năpădeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Napadeny 29.96 47°24'05"/28°08'50"
Ghiduleni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Giduleny 30.26 47°36'39"/28°44'36"
Onişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Onishkany 30.34 47°22'01"/28°16'60"
Condrăteşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kondrateshty 30.50 47°24'50"/28°06'18"
Bravicea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi 31.52 47°21'39"/28°26'11"
Pripiceni-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' 31.95 47°41'14"/28°45'41"
Săseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Seseny 32.18 47°22'05"/28°30'01"
Ghetlova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Getlovo 32.37 47°22'31"/28°31'51"
Bularda Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Balarda 32.48 47°21'22"/28°13'20"
Fuzauca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] 32.55 47°44'33"/28°44'49"
Brăviceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicheny 32.95 47°25'57"/28°39'33"
Olişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani 32.97 47°48'00"/28°42'34"
Hîrboveţ Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gerbovets, Harbovat 33.07 47°20'25"/28°18'42"
Ivanovca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) 33.16 47°54'27"/28°09'19"
Cucuruzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kokorozeny 33.22 47°29'18"/28°43'32"
Viprova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vaprova, Vyprovo 33.45 47°22'44"/28°34'15"
Breanova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bryanovo 33.75 47°24'59"/28°39'01"
Glinjeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Glingeni, Glinzheny 33.85 47°36'01"/27°53'35"
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 33.88 47°45'47"/27°55'45"
Bushivka Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca 34.03 47°35'33"/28°47'26"
Putintei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey 34.32 47°22'27"/28°34'52"
Sineşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Sineshty 34.64 47°23'47"/28°02'53"
Discova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova 34.65 47°22'41"/28°35'54"
Sirota Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev 34.84 47°31'40"/28°46'37"
Coşerniţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cosarnita, Koshernitsa 34.93 47°56'23"/28°27'56"
Cubolta Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kubolta 34.95 47°52'21"/28°01'56"
Trifeşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei 34.97 47°40'30"/28°48'17"
Palanca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Palanka 35.16 47°20'05"/28°12'13"
Sevirova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Sevirovo 35.21 47°55'35"/28°09'03"
Slobodzeya Beltsy Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia 35.32 47°47'14"/27°55'32"
Cobilnea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea 35.35 47°51'55"/28°40'13"
Sîrcova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarcova, Syrkovo 35.39 47°44'32"/28°47'15"
Cuizăuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cuizovca, Kuyzovka 35.70 47°36'49"/28°48'59"
Cogilniceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny 35.92 47°38'07"/28°49'15"
Morozeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Morozeny, Morozeni Mari 36.31 47°22'40"/28°38'09"
Răciula Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Rechula 36.82 47°18'21"/28°20'50"
Poyana Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Poeana, Poyyana 37.56 47°54'43"/28°37'60"
Cernita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ciornita 37.58 47°57'51"/28°28'03"
Văscăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Varticauti, Vaskautsy 37.58 47°57'19"/28°30'39"
Trifăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Trifaneshty 37.59 47°56'38"/28°07'52"
Cuhureştii de Jos Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Nizhniye Kugureshty 37.63 47°55'48"/28°35'34"
Piscăreşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Piskareshty 37.77 47°45'36"/28°48'42"
Cunicea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kunicha, Kunichya 37.79 47°54'28"/28°38'47"
Coşeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kosheny 38.02 47°26'31"/27°55'31"
Moara de Piatră Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) 38.05 47°53'30"/28°00'06"
Mărăndeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Marandeny, Maranden' 38.32 47°39'54"/27°49'53"
Teşcureni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Teshkureny 38.57 47°24'40"/27°57'05"
Ciripcău Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău 38.74 47°59'03"/28°22'58"
Bahmut Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Bakhmut 38.80 47°19'25"/28°06'52"
Rădulenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii 39.11 47°59'05"/28°15'51"
Cinişeuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 39.23 47°41'50"/28°51'27"
Vatici Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vatich 39.27 47°20'23"/28°37'26"
Ţîghira Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Tagara, Tsygira 39.33 47°26'47"/27°53'60"
Chiperceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kipercheny 39.38 47°31'19"/28°50'17"
Vorotet Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul 39.45 47°33'33"/28°51'17"
Şoldăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sholdaneshty, Chernenko 39.49 47°48'58"/28°47'50"
Răuţel Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Reutsel 39.52 47°42'48"/27°49'33"
Frumusica Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] 39.59 47°57'36"/28°07'06"
Şestaci Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shestachi 39.62 47°51'36"/28°45'16"
Cornesti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti 39.81 47°21'31"/28°00'29"