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 Pishcha

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Pishcha Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Pish Tch, Piszcza 51°36'33"/23°49'15"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Melenki Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Mielniki, Mel'nyky 10.55 51°32'49"/23°56'10"
Pulemets Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Pulamiec, Pul'mo, Pulmo 10.84 51°32'23"/23°42'39"
Pulmo Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Pul'mo 10.91 51°30'51"/23°46'55"
Shatsk Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Shats'k [Ukr], Shatsk [Rus], Szack [Pol] 14.42 51°30'08"/23°56'17"
Tomashovka Bel. Grodno Brest Tomashėvka, Tomashov, Tomaszówka 16.00 51°33'15"/23°36'24"
Leplévka Bel. Grodno Brest Leplėwka, Liplyowka, Liplyowka, Leplëvka, Leplyuvka, Leplówka 20.08 51°45'37"/23°39'40"
Vilitsa Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Wilica, Vilytsia 20.78 51°29'31"/24°03'17"
Zburazh Bel. Grodno Brest Sburash, Zberezh, Zburaz 21.02 51°46'21"/23°58'30"
Domachėvo Bel. Grodno Brest Domacheva, Domacheve, Domachuv, Domaczewo, Domaczow, Domatcheva, Domatchov 21.83 51°45'00"/23°36'00"
Pryp"yat' Ukr. Volhynia Vladimir Butmer, Pripyat' 24.15 51°29'47"/24°07'09"
Malaryta Bel. Grodno Brest Malaryta [Bel], Małoryta [Pol], Malorita [Rus], Małoryto (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 27.04 51°47'41"/24°04'29"
Medna Bel. Grodno Brest Miedna, Myedna, Medno 28.45 51°51'41"/23°45'01"
Yarevyshche Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Yarevishche 29.13 51°33'30"/24°14'03"
Lyubokhiny Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Lubochiny 30.42 51°28'44"/24°12'27"
Nudyzhi-Peski Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Nudysze, Nudyzhe 32.02 51°23'05"/24°06'37"
Tur Ukr. Volynia Kovel 32.80 51°40'21"/24°17'06"
Sukach Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Sukacze 33.98 51°24'60"/24°12'07"
Palany Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Polapy 34.78 51°18'26"/23°57'05"
Staraya Guta Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Stara Huta 36.28 51°24'57"/24°14'35"
Opalin Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Opalin [Rus, Pol], Posëlok Opalin, Opalyn, Vyshnivka [Ukr] 37.20 51°16'60"/23°42'00"
Hushcha Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Gushcha, Huszcza 37.73 51°16'22"/23°45'06"
Rakita Ukr. Volynia Vladimir Rokita 38.69 51°34'16"/24°22'39"
Byk Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Yasne [Ukr], Ясне [Ukr], Byk, Yasnoye [Rus] 38.93 51°19'60"/24°10'00"
Mokrany Bel. Grodno Kobrin Makrany 39.26 51°49'59"/24°15'42"
Dubechno Ukr. Volynia Kovel Dubechne [Ukr], Dubeczno [Pol], Dubechno [Rus], Dubechnoye 39.28 51°33'11"/24°22'55"