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 Pochayev

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Pochayev Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Pochayev [Ukr], Poczajów [Pol], Pitshayev [Yid], Pochaev [Rus], Pitcheyev, Pochayuv Stary, Potchayev 50°06'28"/25°30'41"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Velikiye Berezhtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Velikiye Berezhtsy [Rus], Velyki Berezhtsi [Ukr], Bereżce [Pol], Bol'shiye Berezhtsy, Velika Berezcy, Berezhtsy, Berezhtse 6.99 50°05'50"/25°36'29"
Podzamche Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Podzamcze, Podzameczek, Pidzamche 9.04 50°03'55"/25°24'12"
Podlipki Ukr. Volynia Pidlypky Pidlypky 9.40 50°04'48"/25°23'13"
Podlipki Ukr. Volynia Pidlypky Pidlypky 9.40 50°04'48"/25°23'13"
Mikhaylovka Ukr. Volynia Dubno Mykhailivka 11.74 50°09'42"/25°22'11"
Novyy Pochayev Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Poczajów Nowy 11.89 50°00'03"/25°30'27"
Pustoivanne Ukr. Volynia Dubno 13.68 50°13'51"/25°30'24"
Krupets Ukr. Volynia Rovno 15.21 50°09'00"/25°18'30"
Kremenets' Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Kremenets [Rus, Ukr], Krzemieniec [Pol], Kremenitz [Yid], Kremenez [Ger], Kremenits, Kremenec', Kshemyenyets 15.26 50°05'49"/25°43'29"
Bereg Ukr. Volynia Dubno Bereh 15.84 50°12'37"/25°39'57"
Tarnavka Ukr. Volynia Dubno 15.94 50°15'00"/25°28'60"
Nemirovka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Nemyrivka, Nemiruvka 16.14 50°05'59"/25°17'07"
Komaryn Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 16.53 49°58'29"/25°36'50"
Kozin Ukr. Volynia Dubno Kozin [Ukr, Pol, Rus, Yid], Kozyn 18.12 50°16'04"/25°27'44"
Chervonoarmeysk Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Radyvyliv [Ukr, since 1993], Chervonoarmeysk [Ukr, 1939-1992], Chervonoarmeisk [Rus, 1939-1992], Radziwiłłów [Pol], Radzivilov [Rus, until 1939], Rodvil [Yid], Radevil, Radvil, Radivil, Radzhivilov, Radzivilluv, Radywyliw 18.38 50°07'48"/25°15'21"
Baran'ye Ukr. Volynia Dubno 18.82 50°10'54"/25°16'25"
Verba Ukr. Volynia Dubno Verba [Rus, Ukr, Yid], Werba [Pol] 20.27 50°16'49"/25°36'10"
Podlesnoye Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Pidlisne [Ukr], Podlesnoye [Rus], Folwarki Wielkie [Pol], Folwarki, Vel'ke Fol'varki 20.99 50°03'28"/25°47'42"
Rydomyl Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Rydomyl', Rydoml', Rydomil' 22.49 49°54'50"/25°36'03"
Pticha Ukr. Volynia Dubno Ptycha, Ptycza 22.65 50°18'00"/25°37'00"
Smyga Ukr. Volynia Rovno Smyha 23.27 50°14'21"/25°45'57"
Martynovka Ukr. Volynia Dubno Marcelina, Martselin, Martynivka (Martsliny on hist. map) 25.25 50°13'39"/25°48'45"
Viliya Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Viliia 26.02 50°03'08"/25°51'56"
Vishnevets Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Vishnevets [Rus], Wiśniowiec [Pol], Vishnivits [Yid], Vyshnivets' [Ukr], Vishnevits, Vishniets, Vishnivitz, Vishnyovyets, Wisnievicze, Wiśniowiec Nowy, Wisnowiec, Vysnivec 28.03 49°54'20"/25°44'43"
Katerinovka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Katerynivka [Ukr], Katerburg [Rus before 1944, Pol, Yid], Katerinovka [Rus after 1944], Katrynburg, Katerynburg 28.61 50°00'21"/25°52'45"
Povcha Ukr. Volynia Dubno Pelchi, Polcha 29.71 50°22'30"/25°30'29"
Novyy Oleksinets Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Novyy Oleksinets [Rus], Nowy Oleksiniec [Pol], Aleksnitz [Yid], Oleksinets Novy, Olekiniec-Nowy, Novyy Aleksinets, Nove-Oleksynec', Novyolekcenez 29.98 49°50'18"/25°29'46"
Staryy Aleksinets Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Stary Oleksiniec, Staryy Oleksinets 30.02 49°50'21"/25°33'21"
Volkovyye Pervyye Ukr. Volynia Dubno Volkovyye, Wolkowyje, Vovkovyi 30.59 50°22'12"/25°22'54"
Antonovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Antonowce 32.00 50°12'40"/25°55'50"
Ostrov Ukr. Volynia Dubno Ostriv, Ostrow 32.80 50°20'02"/25°12'55"
Zholobki Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Zołobki 33.07 50°07'37"/25°58'27"
Semyduby Ukr. Volynia Dubno Semiduby 33.78 50°20'42"/25°48'28"
Mytnytsya Ukr. Volynia Dubno Nova Mytnytsia, Novaya Mytnitsa 34.24 50°18'51"/25°09'15"
Pliasheva Ukr. Volynia Dubno Plyashevo, Plyasheva 35.69 50°21'26"/25°11'44"
Obych Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Obycz 36.69 50°08'34"/26°01'23"
Peredmirka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 36.95 49°53'37"/25°54'24"
Trostyanets Ukr. Volynia Dubno Trostianets 37.06 50°20'31"/25°52'55"
Matwijowce Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Matveyevtsy, Matviyivtsi 37.48 49°57'18"/25°58'44"
Demidovka Ukr. Volynia Dubno Demydivka [Ukr], Demidovka [Rus, Yid], Demidówka [Pol], Demiduvka, Demidefke 37.73 50°25'41"/25°20'10"
Lishnya Ukr. Volynia Dubno Lishnia 37.80 50°25'57"/25°21'11"
Dubno Ukr. Volynia Dubno Dubno [Rus, Pol], Dubna [Yid] 37.85 50°25'01"/25°44'03"
Velikiye Zagaytsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Zahajce 38.45 50°00'23"/26°01'34"
Berestechko Ukr. Volynia Dubno Berestechko [Ukr, Rus], Beresteczko [Pol], Berestetchka [Yid], Brestetshke, Brestitski 39.52 50°21'27"/25°06'57"
Kordyshev Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Kordyshiv, Kordyshuv, Kordyshëv 39.53 50°05'22"/26°03'53"