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 Pleşeni

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Pleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Plesheny 46°21'23"/28°20'33"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Hănăseni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ganaseny de Pedure, Hanasenii De Padure 1.42 46°20'46"/28°19'54"
Tigheci Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Tigech 4.39 46°23'16"/28°22'38"
Cociulia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kochuliya 5.57 46°21'24"/28°24'54"
Visinesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vişineşti [Rom], Vishnëvka [Rus], Vişniovca, Vişineovca 8.52 46°19'57"/28°26'53"
Iargara Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Yargara, Yargora, Posëlok Yargora 10.02 46°25'31"/28°25'36"
Misheny Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) 11.73 46°25'08"/28°27'56"
Cania Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kaniya 12.38 46°16'35"/28°13'50"
Borogani Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Borogany 13.81 46°22'15"/28°31'17"
Baius Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Bayush 14.27 46°26'51"/28°28'25"
Leova Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Leova [Rom, Mold, Yid], Leovo [Rus], Leowa [Ger], Leowo [Pol], Levo, Leva 15.59 46°28'56"/28°15'11"
Sadic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Sadacu, Sadyk 16.60 46°16'12"/28°31'07"
Cupcui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Copcui, Kupkuy 17.91 46°31'02"/28°21'29"
Cazangic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kazanzhik 18.33 46°30'30"/28°26'06"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Baimaclia [Rom], Baymakliya [Rus] 19.12 46°11'15"/28°23'20"
Dezghingea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dezghinge, Dezginzhe 22.35 46°25'20"/28°37'04"
Bestemac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak 23.66 46°31'34"/28°31'44"
Chioselia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kisseliya, Kioselya Mika, Kiseliya-Mika, Kioseliya, Kiseliya 24.44 46°08'28"/28°24'20"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 25.07 46°17'41"/28°39'23"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 26.16 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Covurlui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy 26.43 46°35'26"/28°24'05"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 27.30 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Gotesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Goteshty 27.65 46°08'09"/28°10'35"
Javgur Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zhavgur, Iavgur 29.19 46°32'23"/28°36'54"
Sărata-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Razesi, Sarata-Rezeshty 29.41 46°36'56"/28°15'54"
Badicul Moldovenesc Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Badicu, Badyku-Moldavskoye 29.66 46°05'42"/28°15'54"
Sărăţica Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saratsika Veke 30.90 46°36'09"/28°31'48"
Besalma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshalma 31.33 46°10'09"/28°38'49"
Voinescu Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Pobeda 32.68 46°38'56"/28°17'59"
Ciucur-Mingir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir 32.95 46°26'20"/28°45'19"
Ialpugeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) 33.15 46°35'07"/28°37'11"
Aleksandreshty Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Alexandresti, Aleksandrovka, Aleksandreshty, Aleksandreshti 34.46 46°03'01"/28°24'45"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 34.52 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Minjir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Mingir, Minzhir 34.81 46°40'09"/28°19'45"
Ceadir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ceadar, Chadyr 35.40 46°40'18"/28°24'24"
Orac Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Oracu, Orak 35.68 46°40'01"/28°27'36"
Ferapontievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ferapont'yevka, Ferapontivka 35.93 46°13'57"/28°46'28"
Borceag Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Biruintsa 36.52 46°03'09"/28°31'21"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 36.70 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Cimislia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. 37.47 46°31'36"/28°45'52"
Semionovca Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Regina Maria, Semėnovka 38.13 46°41'54"/28°18'14"
Baurci-Moldoveni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baurcei, Baurchi 38.68 46°05'46"/28°40'35"
Bogdanovca Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka 39.23 46°28'28"/28°49'29"
Avdarma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 39.81 46°15'06"/28°50'17"
Ecaterinovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka 39.98 46°35'00"/28°44'50"