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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 3.07 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 3.30 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 4.05 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 4.87 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 6.63 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 8.08 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 8.38 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 9.01 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 9.11 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 10.34 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 10.42 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 11.63 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 12.36 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 12.77 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 12.80 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 12.83 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 13.21 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 13.38 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 13.52 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 13.96 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 14.81 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 15.24 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 15.91 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 16.34 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 16.48 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 16.58 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 17.91 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 17.95 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 18.46 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 19.07 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 19.31 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 19.43 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 20.65 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 21.06 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 21.42 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 21.78 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 21.85 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 22.12 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 22.20 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 22.46 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 22.81 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 22.94 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 23.23 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 23.55 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 23.65 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 23.77 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 23.78 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 24.20 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 24.79 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 25.09 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 25.98 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 25.98 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 26.38 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 26.41 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 27.08 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 27.23 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 27.80 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 28.02 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 28.15 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 28.28 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 28.34 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 28.53 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 28.72 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 29.08 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 29.41 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 29.48 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 29.80 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 30.00 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 30.23 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 30.44 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 30.58 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 30.65 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 30.98 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 31.19 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 31.82 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 31.86 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 31.95 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 32.05 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 32.21 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 32.73 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 32.77 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 32.85 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 33.09 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 33.62 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 33.94 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 34.18 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 34.20 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 34.50 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 34.67 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 34.68 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 35.11 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 35.34 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 35.57 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 35.60 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 35.71 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 36.48 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 36.57 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 37.19 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 37.51 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 37.67 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 37.78 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 37.87 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 38.07 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 38.23 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 38.32 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 38.47 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 38.83 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 39.00 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 39.05 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 39.43 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 39.58 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 39.58 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 39.68 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 39.80 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 39.90 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 39.92 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 39.94 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 39.99 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
