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 Prokhory

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Prokhory Ukr. Chernigov Borzna 51°09'24"/32°11'10"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Komarovka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Komarivka 9.54 51°14'13"/32°08'16"
Olenivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Alënovka, Olenovka 13.27 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Olenivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Olenovka, Alënovka 13.27 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Alënovka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Olenivka, Olenovka 13.27 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Malaya Koshelëvka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Mala Koshelivka 14.97 51°08'27"/31°58'23"
Zanki Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Zan'ky, Zan'ki 15.12 51°11'49"/31°58'45"
Pliski Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Plysky 17.81 51°07'05"/32°26'02"
Lypiv Rih Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Lipovyy Rog, Lipovy Rog, Lipov Rog 18.21 51°04'42"/31°57'25"
Borzna Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Borzna [Ukr, Rus, Yid, Pol], Borsna [Ger], Borzne 19.99 51°15'17"/32°25'37"
Kholmy Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Khovmy 22.60 51°21'27"/32°14'11"
Ivangorod Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Ivanhorod 23.76 51°01'51"/32°27'40"
Pashkivka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Pashkovka 24.10 50°58'09"/32°00'48"
Nizhyn Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Nizhyn [Ukr], Nezhin [Rus], Nyezhin [Yid], Niezhin [Rus], Nieżyn [Pol], Nischyn [Ger], Nizhin, Neshin 24.14 51°02'53"/31°53'13"
Kladkovka Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Kladkivka, Klad'kovka, Klad'kivka 25.19 51°19'30"/31°56'38"
Mogerki Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Magerki, Maherky 26.14 51°04'04"/31°50'23"
Dremailovka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Drimailivka, Dremaylovka, Drimaylivka 26.52 51°16'11"/31°51'04"
Drimailivka Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Dremaylovka, Drimaylivka 26.52 51°16'11"/31°51'04"
Shapovalivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Shapovalovka 29.57 51°16'15"/32°34'11"
Vysoke Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Vysokye 32.16 51°19'47"/32°33'23"
Lisky Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Leski 34.23 51°27'49"/32°08'53"
Makoshino Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Makoshyne 35.47 51°27'35"/32°20'47"
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) 35.80 50°51'45"/32°23'39"
Monastyryshche Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Monastyrishche 38.15 50°48'51"/32°09'29"
Voronovka Ukr. Poltava Priluki Voronivka 39.56 50°48'23"/32°17'03"