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 Pliski

Matching Town Modern
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Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Pliski Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Plysky 51°07'05"/32°26'02"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ivangorod Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Ivanhorod 9.90 51°01'51"/32°27'40"
Borzna Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Borzna [Ukr, Rus, Yid, Pol], Borsna [Ger], Borzne 15.19 51°15'17"/32°25'37"
Olenivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Olenovka, Alënovka 17.21 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Alënovka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Olenivka, Olenovka 17.21 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Olenivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Alënovka, Olenovka 17.21 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Prokhory Ukr. Chernigov Borzna 17.81 51°09'24"/32°11'10"
Shapovalivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Shapovalovka 19.43 51°16'15"/32°34'11"
Kuren Ukr. Chernigov Konotop Kurin', Kurin' 24.18 51°09'06"/32°46'35"
Komarovka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Komarivka 24.52 51°14'13"/32°08'16"
Vysoke Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Vysokye 25.03 51°19'47"/32°33'23"
Bakhmach Ukr. Chernigov Konotop Bakhmach [Ukr, Rus], Bachmatch [Yid], Bachmatsch [Ger], Bachmacz [Pol], Bachmac 25.47 51°12'03"/32°46'28"
Ichnya Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Ichnia [Ukr], Ichnya [Rus], Itchnia [Yid], Itschnja [Ger], Itshnye, Icnja, Ichen, Malaya Ichnya (Opened to Jewish settlement by exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 28.55 50°51'45"/32°23'39"
Irzhavets Ukr. Poltava Priluki Irzhavets' 29.46 50°51'52"/32°33'18"
Kholmy Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Khovmy 29.96 51°21'27"/32°14'11"
Parafiivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Parafeyevka, Parafiyivka, Parafiyevka 30.61 50°52'38"/32°38'46"
Palchiki Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Palchyky, Pal'chyky, Pal'chiki 31.30 51°18'27"/32°45'58"
Rubanka Ukr. Chernigov Konotop 32.10 50°57'16"/32°48'44"
Malaya Koshelëvka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Mala Koshelivka 32.27 51°08'27"/31°58'23"
Zanki Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Zan'ky, Zan'ki 32.92 51°11'49"/31°58'45"
Holoven'ky Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Goloven'ki, Holovenky 33.39 51°22'49"/32°40'05"
Lypiv Rih Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Lipovyy Rog, Lipovy Rog, Lipov Rog 33.60 51°04'42"/31°57'25"
Pashkivka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Pashkovka 33.75 50°58'09"/32°00'48"
Voronovka Ukr. Poltava Priluki Voronivka 36.22 50°48'23"/32°17'03"
Novi Mlyny Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Novyye Mlyny, Novyye Mliny 38.41 51°25'19"/32°41'48"
Makoshino Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Makoshyne 38.46 51°27'35"/32°20'47"
Monastyryshche Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Monastyrishche 38.94 50°48'51"/32°09'29"
Nizhyn Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Nizhyn [Ukr], Nezhin [Rus], Nyezhin [Yid], Niezhin [Rus], Nieżyn [Pol], Nischyn [Ger], Nizhin, Neshin 39.00 51°02'53"/31°53'13"
Ivanitsa Ukr. Poltava Priluki Ivanytsia, Ivanytsya (Pogrom Nov. 1917) 39.22 50°47'20"/32°38'07"
Baturin Ukr. Chernigov Konotop Baturyn [Ukr, Pol], Baturin [Rus, Yid] 39.95 51°20'45"/32°52'40"