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 Peskovtsy

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Peskovtsy Bel. Vilna Lida Piaskowce, Pyeskawtsy 53°33'45"/25°10'12"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Dubrovo Bel. Vilna Lida Dubrovo [Rus], Dubrowa Nowa [Pol], Dombrovo 7.96 53°33'27"/25°02'59"
Zheludok Bel. Vilna Lida Zheludok [Rus, Yid], Żołudek [Pol], Žałudok [Bel], Žaludkas [Lith], Żełudok, Zholudok, Zhaludok, Zheludek, Zoludek (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 12.95 53°35'51"/24°58'58"
Belitsa Bel. Vilna Lida Belitsa [Rus], Bielica [Pol, Bel], Bilitza [Yid], Bielyčia [Lith], Belitze, Belitza, Belitzah, Belica 13.71 53°39'01"/25°18'57"
Orlya Bel. Vilna Lida Orlya [Bel], Orla [Pol], Orli [Rus], Orlova [Yid], Orlowa, Orlovah, Orle, Orlja, Orlia 13.76 53°30'34"/24°58'54"
Ruda Yavorskaya Bel. Grodno Slonim Ruda Jaworska 18.31 53°24'05"/25°06'40"
Dzyatlava Bel. Grodno Slonim Dzyatlava [Bel], Zdzięcioł [Pol], Dyatlovo [Rus], Zhetl [Yid], Zietela [Lith], Dsjatlawa [Ger], Zdjatlava, Zdzentsyul, Dzentsel, Zhetel, Zetel, Zetl, Zietil, Zitl, Zozhetsiol, Zsetl, Dzięcioł, Dzięciołki, Dzdietel 19.27 53°27'44"/25°24'27"
Ischolnyany Bel. Vilna Lida Ishcholnyany, Iszczolna 20.21 53°39'34"/24°54'40"
Selets Bel. Vilna Lida Syalyets 20.44 53°40'04"/25°25'26"
Medvinovtsy Bel. Grodno Slonim Medvinoviche, Miedwinowicze, Medvedinovichi, Myadzvinavichy, 20.97 53°23'20"/25°17'37"
Loski Bel. Grodno Slonim Lozki, Łoski [Pol] 21.66 53°22'21"/25°14'34"
Porechany Bel. Vilna Lida Parachany, Pozhechany 23.69 53°46'31"/25°10'00"
Perekop Bel. Grodno Grodno Kolodets Perekop (on hist. map but not current) 25.86 53°28'07"/24°48'43"
Kozlovshchina Bel. Grodno Slonim Kozlovshchina [Rus], Kozłowszczyzna [Pol], Kazłoŭščyna [Bel], Kozlovshchyzna 28.26 53°19'03"/25°17'05"
Shchuchyn Bel. Vilna Lida Shchuchyn [Bel], Szczuczyn [Pol], Shchuchin [Rus], Shtutchin [Yid], Ščučyn, Ščiutinas [Lith], Szczuczyn (Novogrudok), Szczuczyn Nowogródzkim, Szczuczyn Litewski 28.28 53°36'05"/24°44'47"
Rozhanka Bel. Vilna Lida Rozhanka [Rus, Yid], Różanka [Pol], Ražanka [Bel], Ruzhanka 28.78 53°32'10"/24°44'11"
Novoyel'nya Bel. Grodno Slonim Novoyel'nya [Rus], Navajel'nia [Bel], Nowojelnia [Pol], Nowojelna, Nowojelnja, Nowo-Jelnia, Nowo-Jelna, Novo-El′nia, Navael′nia 29.54 53°27'49"/25°35'05"
Mal'kevichi Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Malkiewicze 30.40 53°23'54"/24°48'09"
Dvorets Bel. Grodno Slonim Dvarets [Bel], Dvorets [Rus], Dworzec [Pol], Dvoretz [Yid], Dvarec [Bel], Dvorjets, Dvorzhets, Dvarėts 31.73 53°24'21"/25°34'15"
Vavërka Bel. Vilna Lida Wawidérka, Wawiórka, Vavyrka 33.28 53°50'12"/24°58'02"
Pavlovo Bel. Grodno Slonim Pawlowo 34.33 53°15'42"/25°17'12"
Kerdeevtsy Bel. Vilna Lida Gerdevts, Gordevtsy, Ilyinsk (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 34.46 53°50'02"/24°55'04"
Danilovichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Danilavichy 34.66 53°26'48"/25°39'23"
Zarech'ye Bel. Vilna Lida (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 35.17 53°35'06"/24°38'19"
Dvortsovaya Sloboda Bel. Vilna Lida Today, Slabada. (Opened to Jews in 1903 by exception of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 35.68 53°52'29"/25°17'37"
Ozerany Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Azyarany 36.00 53°24'05"/25°38'31"
Vismonty Lith. Kovno Lida Vismantai, Vismantai Pirmieji, Vismantų, Vismantai I, Vismantey, Vismantay, Vismantai Antrieji. Wismonty (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 36.60 53°52'51"/25°18'42"
Lida Bel. Vilna Lida Lida [Rus, Yid, Pol, Bel], Lyda [Lith] 36.69 53°52'60"/25°17'59"
Tartaki Bel. Grodno Slonim 37.15 53°13'60"/25°16'00"
Yantsevichi Bel. Vilna Lida Jancewicze 38.65 53°54'32"/25°07'27"
Derechin Bel. Grodno Slonim Derechin [Rus], Dereczyn [Pol], Deretchin [Yid], Dziarechyn [Bel], Derhichin, Dretchin, Dzjarecyn, Dziarečyn 38.82 53°14'50"/24°55'06"
Golynka Bel. Grodno Slonim Hałynka [Bel], Hołynka [Pol], Holinka [Yid], Golynka [Rus], Staraja Hałynka, Holinke 39.75 53°12'48"/25°02'27"
Khoroshovchitsy Bel. Grodno Slonim Choroszewszczyce, Kurovischtscha, Khoroshki, Kharashki 39.82 53°20'10"/25°38'10"
Burnosy Bel. Vilna Lida 39.98 53°49'29"/25°35'08"