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 Plesna

Matching Town Modern
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Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Plesna Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Pluzhnoe, Plesnaya 50°08'41"/27°00'12"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Shepetivka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Shepetivka [Ukr], Shepetovka [Rus, Yid], Szepetówka [Pol], Schepetowka [Ger], Shchepetovka, Schepetiwka, Szepietowka, Sepitivka, Shepetifke 6.24 50°11'07"/27°03'49"
Sudilkov Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Sudylkiv [Ukr], Sudilkov [Rus], Sidilkev [Yid], Sudyłków [Pol] 9.21 50°10'20"/27°07'31"
Belokriniche Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Bilokrynychchia, Bilokrynychchya, Belokrinich'ye 11.45 50°08'11"/27°09'48"
Mykhlya Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Mykhlia, Mikhlya 13.80 50°09'38"/26°48'40"
Velikaya Rishnevka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Bol'shaya Reshnevka, Velikaya Rishnëvka, Reshnevka Velikaya 15.51 50°05'30"/27°12'16"
Savichi Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Savychi 17.01 50°12'22"/27°13'19"
Klubovka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Klembovka 17.73 50°04'51"/26°46'32"
Slavuta Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Slavuta [Ukr, Rus], Slovita [Yid], Sławuta [Pol], Slavouta 20.01 50°18'06"/26°51'54"
Koskov Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Koskiv, Kos'kiv, Kos'kov 20.22 49°58'60"/27°07'60"
Orlyntsi Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Novoselitsa, Novoselitsa-Labunskaya 21.53 50°01'60"/27°15'00"
Myslyatin Ukr. Volynia Zaslav 21.60 50°05'21"/26°42'47"
Mal'ovanka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Malovanka, Malevanka 21.89 50°10'60"/27°18'17"
Korchik Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Korchyk 22.82 50°19'51"/27°08'21"
Bel'chin Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Bilczyn 22.89 50°06'54"/26°41'08"
Gritsev Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Hritsiv [Ukr], Gritsev [Rus], Ritzev [Yid], Hryców [Pol], Hryciv, Haritzev, Ritzov, Grıtsiv, Gricev, Grizew 24.98 49°57'57"/27°12'53"
Belotin Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Bilotyn 26.66 50°14'54"/26°39'56"
Nove Selo Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Novoye Selo 26.80 49°55'37"/26°50'33"
Mikulin Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Mykulyn 26.92 49°59'17"/27°17'27"
Guta Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Huta 27.59 50°21'58"/27°10'43"
Polyan' Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Polian 28.40 50°19'33"/26°43'17"
Sel'tso Ukr. Volynia Ostrog 28.56 50°18'00"/26°40'60"
Novo-Labun' Ukr. Volynia Zaslav 28.62 50°00'46"/27°20'51"
Novolabun Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Novo-Labun', Novolabun', Novaya Labun' 28.62 50°00'46"/27°20'51"
Yurovshchina Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Yurovshchyna [Ukr, Rus], Labu, [Yid], Lubi, [Yid], Łabuń [Pol], Novo-Labun', Novaya Labun', Nowaja Labun, Jurovscyna, Yurovschina 29.51 50°01'07"/27°22'02"
Bilohorodka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Bilohorodka [Ukr], Belogorodka [Rus], Bielogorodka [Yid], Białagródka [Pol], Belogorsk, Bilhorodki, Bielohorodka 30.17 50°00'15"/26°38'30"
Krasnostav Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Krasnostav [Rus, Ukr] 31.81 50°24'27"/27°10'51"
Netishyn Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Solov'ye Goryn', Netishin 33.65 50°20'24"/26°38'30"
Annopol' Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Annopol' [Rus], Anapol [Yid], Hannopil' [Ukr], Annopol [Pol], Anapoli 35.33 50°27'17"/26°53'34"
Kornitsa Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Kornytsya [Ukr], Kornitsa [Rus], Kornitza [Yid], Kornica [Pol] 35.46 50°03'06"/26°31'39"
Polonnoye Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Polonne [Ukr], Polonnoye [Rus], Polona [Yid], Połonne [Pol], Polna, Polonnoje, Polonna 36.26 50°07'27"/27°30'39"
Berezdov Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Berezdiv [Ukr, Yid], Berezdov [Rus], Berezdów [Pol] 36.26 50°27'45"/27°07'03"
Krivorudka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Kryvorudka 36.90 49°53'09"/26°40'49"
Kremenchuki Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Kremenchuky 37.59 49°48'26"/26°58'36"
Poninka Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Poninka [Rus, Ukr, Yid], Paninka 38.23 50°11'06"/27°32'11"
Antoniny Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Antoniny [Ukr, Rus], Antonin [Yid] 38.34 49°48'35"/26°52'38"