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 Pervomays'k

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Pervomays'k Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Pervomays'k [Ukr], Pervomaisk, Pervomajsk, Perwomaisk, Ol'viopol' [Rus, before 1920], Olwiopol, Bogopol, Bohupol 48°02'44"/30°51'03"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Golta Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Holta [Ukr], Golta [Rus], Halta [Yid], Gołta [Pol] (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 2.13 48°01'41"/30°51'45"
Kinets'pil' Ukr. Podolia Balta Kinets'pil' [Ukr], Konetspol' [Rus], Parnivka [Yid], Koniecpol Nowy [Pol], Konezpol, Kinec'pil' 6.62 48°00'15"/30°47'12"
Podgorodnaya Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Pidhorodna 7.57 48°06'31"/30°53'22"
Myhiia Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Migiya, Migeya, Myhiya 7.76 48°02'24"/30°57'18"
Velyka Mechetnia Ukr. Podolia Balta Velikaya Mechetna, Velikaya Mechetnya 19.99 48°05'22"/30°35'24"
Kumari Ukr. Kherson Kherson Kumarevo, Kumary, Kumarovo 20.82 47°54'48"/30°39'10"
Yosypivka Ukr. Podolia Balta Yosypivka [Ukr], Iosipovka [Rus, since 1944], Yuzefpol [Rus, Yid], Józefpol [Pol], Josypivka, Yosipovka, Ludvinka, Ludwinka, Lidvinka, Lyudvinka 23.26 48°15'05"/30°47'43"
Iosipovka Ukr. Podolia Balta Yosypivka [Ukr], Iosipovka [Rus, since 1944], Yuzefpol [Rus, Yid], Józefpol [Pol], Josypivka, Yosipovka, Ludvinka, Ludwinka, Lidvinka, Lyudvinka 23.26 48°15'05"/30°47'43"
Malaya Bogachevka Ukr. Podolia Balta Bahachivka [Ukr], Bogachëvka [Rus], Bohaczówka [Pol] 23.34 47°58'34"/30°33'17"
Bahachivka Ukr. Podolia Balta Bahachivka [Ukr], Bogachëvka [Rus], Bohaczówka [Pol] (Jewish agri col. 1850) 23.34 47°58'34"/30°33'17"
Lysaya Gora Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Lysa Hora 23.74 48°10'14"/31°06'36"
Sekretarka Ukr. Podolia Balta 24.22 48°03'02"/30°31'30"
Vradiyivka Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Vradievka, Vradiyevka 28.08 47°51'42"/30°35'32"
Nikolayevka Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Nicolaenca 28.28 47°48'00"/30°57'00"
Pushkove Ukr. Podolia Balta Pushkovo 30.41 48°15'27"/30°35'31"
Manshurova Ukr. Podolia Balta Now part of Lukanivka, or Lukanovka 32.22 47°54'48"/30°27'56"
Lukanivka Ukr. Podolia Balta Lukanovka 32.22 47°54'48"/30°27'56"
Kostyantynivka Ukr. Kherson Yelizavetgrad Konstantinivka, Konstantinovka, Konstantinowka 32.30 47°49'60"/31°08'48"
Tryduby Ukr. Podolia Balta Tridubi, Triduby 32.73 48°04'32"/30°24'46"
Mala Mechetna Ukr. Podolia Balta 32.76 48°07'53"/30°25'44"
Goloskovo Ukr. Podolia Balta Holoskove [Ukr], Goloskov [Rus], Holoskov [Yid], Hołosków [Pol], Goloskowo, Goloskovo, Oleskov 33.34 48°09'55"/30°26'21"
Kryve Ozero Ukr. Podolia Balta Kryve Ozero [Ukr], Krivoye Ozero [Rus], Krivazer [Yid], Crivoje-Ozero [Rom], Krzywe-Jezioro [Pol], Krivoe Ozero, Krywe Osero 39.16 47°57'28"/30°20'28"