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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 1.17 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 3.91 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 6.68 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 6.90 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 7.85 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 9.92 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 10.29 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 11.96 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 12.31 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 13.16 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 14.11 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 14.36 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 14.56 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 14.67 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 14.77 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 14.93 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 15.32 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 15.38 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 15.52 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 16.76 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 17.24 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 17.69 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 17.88 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 17.89 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 18.07 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 18.20 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 18.60 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 19.32 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 19.58 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 19.93 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| 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 | 20.32 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 20.45 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 21.44 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 21.66 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 22.03 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 22.12 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 22.57 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 22.98 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 23.39 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 23.47 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 23.74 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 24.01 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 24.91 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 25.39 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 25.47 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 25.63 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 25.71 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 26.58 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 26.71 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 27.12 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 27.26 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 27.52 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 27.79 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 28.72 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 29.02 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 29.10 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 29.25 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 29.31 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 29.47 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 29.63 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 29.74 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 29.84 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 30.08 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 30.40 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 30.42 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 31.34 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 31.42 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 31.63 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 32.19 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 32.27 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 32.47 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 32.83 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 32.83 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 32.91 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 33.04 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 33.05 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 33.49 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 33.56 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 34.00 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 34.04 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 34.11 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 35.51 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 35.54 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 36.01 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 36.18 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 36.43 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 36.48 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 36.50 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 36.75 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 36.88 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 37.11 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 37.26 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 37.47 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 37.60 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 37.81 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 38.08 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 38.22 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 38.25 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 38.26 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 38.59 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 38.60 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 38.95 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 39.01 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Oclanda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Oclanda [Rom], Oklanda [Rus], Oklando | 39.04 | 48°17'21"/28°03'30" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 39.06 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 39.11 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 39.57 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 39.77 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
