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 Pustoviity

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Pustoviity Ukr. Kiev Kanev Pustovoyty 49°38'15"/28°06'03"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ulanov Ukr. Podolia Litin Ulaniv [Ukr], Ulanov [Rus, Yid], Ułanów [Pol] 6.31 49°41'22"/28°08'10"
Lozna Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Luzna, Lozny 9.50 49°39'11"/28°13'50"
Salnytsia Ukr. Podolia Litin Sal'nitsa [Rus], Sal'nytsia [Ukr], Salnica [Pol], Sal'nytsa 12.66 49°44'20"/28°01'15"
Semky Ukr. Podolia Litin Semki 13.80 49°39'26"/27°54'42"
Novyy Pikov Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Novyy Pikov [Rus], Pikov [Rus], Pykiv [Ukr], Pików [Pol], Novyy Pykiv, Novy Pykiv, Novy Pikov, Pików Nowy 14.31 49°34'00"/28°16'00"
Khmel'nik Ukr. Podolia Litin Khmil'nyk [Ukr], Khmel'nik [Rus], Khmelnik [Yid], Klmyelnik (Pogrom: June 1919) 14.45 49°33'14"/27°56'51"
Kachanivka Ukr. Podolia Litin Kachanovka, Kochanovka 14.56 49°38'21"/27°53'55"
Uladovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Uladivka 17.94 49°30'05"/28°14'02"
Uladovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Uladivka 17.94 49°30'05"/28°14'02"
Krasnopil Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Krasnopol' 22.15 49°50'04"/28°03'11"
Kozhukhov Ukr. Podolia Litin Kozhukhiv 23.43 49°27'28"/27°55'53"
Ivanov Ukr. Podolia Litin Yanov (Pogrom: 7-11 to 7-15-1919) 24.45 49°29'12"/28°20'51"
Ivanopil' Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ivanopil' [Ukr], Yanushpol' [Rus, Yid], Januszpol [Pol], Yanushpil', Januschpol, Yanispoli, Ivanpol', Ivanopol' 26.13 49°51'38"/28°12'56"
Gushchintsy Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Hushchyntsi (Pogrom 10-26-1905) 27.43 49°27'01"/28°20'55"
Novaya Sinyavka Ukr. Podolia Litin Nova Syniavka 27.61 49°32'51"/27°44'38"
Motovilovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Motowidłówka [Pol], Motowylowka 28.95 49°48'39"/27°48'00"
Raygorodok Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Rayhorodok [Ukr], Raygorodok [Rus], Raigorodok [Yid], Rajgródek [Pol] 29.14 49°49'38"/28°22'51"
Paplyntsi Ukr. Podolia Litin Paplintsy 29.19 49°38'24"/27°41'44"
Novokostyantyniv Ukr. Podolia Litin Novokostyantyniv [Ukr], Novyy Konstantinov [Rus], Nay-Kosnti, [Yid], Konstanti, Chadash [Heb], Konstantynów Nowy [Pol], Novo-Konstantinov, Novokonstantinov 31.91 49°28'46"/27°43'54"
D'yakovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin D'yakovtsy [Rus], Dyakivtsi [Ukr], Diakowie [Pol] 32.07 49°23'25"/27°52'19"
Radivka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Radovka 32.72 49°35'24"/28°32'57"
Mizyakov Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Mizyakov [Rus], Mizyakiv [Ukr], Mizikov [Yid], Miedziaków [Pol], Misiankov, Misjakiv, Misjakow 33.81 49°23'38"/28°22'52"
Pavlivka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Pavlovka (Pogrom 10-26-1905) 33.81 49°26'34"/28°27'39"
Stara Sinyava Ukr. Podolia Litin Stara Sinyava [Ukr], Staraya Sinyava [Rus], Alt-Sinyove [Yid], Sieniawa Stara [Pol], Stara Syniawa, Sinyava Staraya, Stara Syniava, Stara Synjava, Sinyava (Pogrom: June 1919) 34.44 49°35'43"/27°37'38"
Litin Ukr. Podolia Litin Lityn [Ukr, Pol], Litin [Rus, Yid] (Pogroms: 7-1919) 34.68 49°19'34"/28°04'48"
Kordelevka Ukr. Podolia Litin Kordelivka, Korychevka, Kordylivka 34.92 49°31'15"/28°33'02"
Polychyntsi Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Polichintsy 35.20 49°48'04"/28°31'12"
Karpovtsy Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Karpivtsy 36.05 49°57'42"/28°07'08"
Kalinovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Kalynivka [Ukr], Kalinovka [Rus], Kolenivka [Yid], Kalyniwka, Kalinovskiy 36.66 49°27'13"/28°31'21"
Markushi Ukr. Kiev Berdichev 36.80 49°50'18"/28°30'28"
Novina Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Noviny, Novina Sloboda, Sloboda Novina (Jewish agri col. not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 36.82 49°40'20"/28°36'35"
Cherepashintsy Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Cherepashyntsi (Pogrom 10-26-1905) 37.49 49°32'16"/28°35'52"
Myaskovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Miaskivka, M'yaskivka 37.50 49°58'08"/28°11'51"
Myaskovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Miaskivka, M'yaskivka 37.50 49°58'08"/28°11'51"
Yurchenki Ukr. Podolia Letichev Yurchenky 37.86 49°30'27"/27°36'57"
Pedynka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Pedinki 38.24 49°51'47"/27°41'56"
Medvedka Ukr. Volynia Vinnytsya Medvedevka 38.54 49°22'51"/28°27'33"
Bagrinovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin Bahrynivtsi 39.07 49°18'12"/27°56'04"
Novyi Lyubar Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Novoye Mesto 39.88 49°55'21"/27°45'48"
Lyubar Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Lyubar [Ukr, Rus], Lieber Tov [Yid], Lubar [Pol], Liubar, Ljubar, Luber 39.88 49°55'21"/27°45'48"