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 Plebantsy

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Plebantsy Bel. Minsk Minsk 53°45'06"/27°35'33"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Machulishche Bel. Minsk Minsk Machulishchy, Machulische, Mochulischi 3.01 53°46'44"/27°35'41"
Samokhvalovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Samokhvalovichi [Rus], Samachvałavièy [Bel], Samochvilovitch [Yid], Samochwałowicze [Pol] 5.99 53°44'23"/27°30'13"
Mikhanovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Mikhanavichy [Bel] 9.13 53°45'20"/27°43'52"
Malyy Trostenets Bel. Minsk Minsk Maly Trostenets, Maly Trostinec, Maly Trostyanets 11.96 53°49'59"/27°42'42"
Uzlyany Bel. Minsk Igumen Uzlyany [Rus], Uzlion [Yid], Uźlany [Pol], Vuzliany [Bel], Vuzlany, Vuzljany, Uzlian, Ozlyiany 16.37 53°37'26"/27°42'55"
Minsk Bel. Minsk Minsk Minsk [Bel, Rus, Yid], Mińsk [Pol], Minskas [Lith], Mensk, Miensk 16.57 53°54'00"/27°34'00"
Dudichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 18.55 53°35'24"/27°39'37"
Antosino Bel. Minsk Minsk Antosin 19.42 53°43'24"/27°18'04"
Ptich Bel. Minsk Mozyr 21.61 53°51'49"/27°19'24"
Khutor Novinki Bel. Minsk Minsk Novinki, Navinki 23.01 53°57'23"/27°32'19"
Dukora Bel. Minsk Igumen Dukora [Rus, Bel, Pol], Dukor [Yid] 24.28 53°40'43"/27°56'24"
Rudensk Bel. Minsk Igumen Rudensk [Rus], Rudzensk [Bel], Rudzieńsk [Pol] 24.64 53°35'54"/27°51'44"
Kolodishchi Bel. Minsk Minsk Kalodzishchy 24.74 53°56'38"/27°46'56"
Ostrov Bel. Minsk Igumen Vostraw, Ostrow 26.59 53°36'14"/27°54'34"
Smilovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen Smilavichy [Bel], Smilovichi [Rus], Smilovitch [Yid], Śmiłowicze [Pol], Śmiłavičy 27.56 53°44'59"/28°00'41"
Novosady Bel. Minsk Minsk Novi Sadi, Novo Sadi 29.01 53°48'19"/27°09'37"
Sëmkov Gorodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Semkov, Gorodok Semkov, Gorodok 29.48 54°00'23"/27°28'00"
Sergeevichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 30.32 53°29'47"/27°45'10"
Rusakovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 30.89 53°31'02"/27°50'37"
Dzyarzhynsk Bel. Minsk Minsk Dzyarzhynsk [Bel], Dzerzhinsk [Rus, since 1932], Koidanovo [Rus, until 1932], Koidenav [Yid], Kojdanów [Pol], Dzerjinsk, Dzjarzynsk, Dziaržynsk, Dsjarschynsk, Kaidanovo, Kaydanovo, Kojdanava, Koydanovo, Koydanava, Kojdanaŭ, Keidanov, Kaiden 31.22 53°41'05"/27°07'54"
Ostroshitskiy Gorodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Astrašycki Haradok [Bel], Ostroshitskiy Gorodok [Rus], Gródek Ostroszycki [Pol], Ostroshitski Gorodok, Ostroshitskiĭ Gorodok, Gorodok Ostroshitskii, Gródek Tyszkiewiczów 35.48 54°03'54"/27°41'42"
Zaslawye Bel. Minsk Minsk Zaslawye [Bel], Zaslavl' [Rus], Zaslov [Yid], Zasław [Pol], Zaslavium [Lat], Zaslav, Zasłaŭje, Zaslaue 35.79 54°00'41"/27°16'10"
Shatsk Bel. Minsk Igumen Shatsk [Bel, Rus], Shatzk [Yid], Szack [Pol], Šack, Šacak 36.34 53°25'51"/27°41'43"
Vyshkovo Bel., Minsk Minsk Wyszkowo 37.32 54°04'11"/27°24'33"
Losha Bel. Minsk Igumen Losha [Rus], Lasha [Yid], Łoša [Bel], Łosza [Pol], Loshe 38.73 53°25'16"/27°24'31"
Brodok Bel. Minsk Minsk Brodek 39.09 54°05'55"/27°41'24"
Belevshchina Bel. Minsk Minsk Belowschtschina, Bielewszczyzna 39.36 53°34'00"/27°04'60"