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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 1.08 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 3.63 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 5.43 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 5.86 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 9.31 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 9.45 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 10.33 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 10.72 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 11.67 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 11.68 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 12.32 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 12.87 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 13.46 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 13.48 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 13.65 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 13.68 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 14.21 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 14.25 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 14.26 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 14.29 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 14.73 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 14.84 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 15.05 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 16.22 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 16.75 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 18.02 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 18.14 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 18.66 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 18.82 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 18.95 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 19.47 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 19.59 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 19.86 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 20.15 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 20.31 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 20.45 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 20.67 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 20.90 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 20.91 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 21.10 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 21.13 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 21.14 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 21.30 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 21.33 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 21.50 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 21.65 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 22.12 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 22.55 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 22.67 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 23.56 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 23.89 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 24.04 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 24.16 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 24.45 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 24.47 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 24.77 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 25.29 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 25.30 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 25.70 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 25.88 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 26.42 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 26.75 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 27.16 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 27.39 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 28.59 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 28.67 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 29.15 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 29.18 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 29.29 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 29.63 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 29.65 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 29.97 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 30.08 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 30.28 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 30.30 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 30.71 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 31.45 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 32.34 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 32.38 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 32.70 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 32.77 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 33.81 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 34.00 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 34.14 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 34.49 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 34.54 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 35.14 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 35.25 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 35.64 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 35.64 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 35.68 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 35.77 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 35.90 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 35.99 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 36.95 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 37.41 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 37.56 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 37.57 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 37.58 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 37.60 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Peschanka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Pestchanka, Pestschanka, Pistchanka, Pyeschanka | 37.75 | 48°12'20"/28°53'17" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 38.17 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 38.21 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 38.62 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 38.74 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 39.32 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Labushnoye | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Labushne, Labushnaya | 39.40 | 48°01'11"/29°08'15" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 39.55 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
