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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 5.56 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 5.68 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 7.69 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 7.97 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 8.41 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 9.67 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 10.55 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 11.35 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 12.42 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 12.77 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 12.96 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 13.47 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 14.42 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 14.52 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 14.60 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 15.28 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 16.62 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 16.72 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 16.83 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 18.86 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 19.12 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 19.35 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 19.41 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 19.52 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 19.60 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 19.87 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 20.04 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 20.28 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 20.35 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 20.38 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 20.81 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 21.38 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 22.81 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 22.97 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 23.45 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 23.50 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Pociumbauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' | 23.75 | 47°59'50"/27°19'19" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 23.85 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 24.32 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Druţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Drutsa | 24.33 | 47°57'55"/27°17'50" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 24.35 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 24.52 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 25.71 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 25.84 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 25.87 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 26.19 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 26.28 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Văratic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Varatik | 26.29 | 47°55'02"/27°15'39" |
| Păscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Paskautsy | 26.33 | 47°50'06"/27°16'43" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 26.35 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Duruitoarea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Druitory, Duritoarya Veke, Duruitoarea Veche, Duritoarya Veke, Diruitor [Rus], Duruitory, Druitory, Staryye Duruitory | 26.55 | 47°52'38"/27°15'39" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 26.96 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 26.97 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Proscureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Proskuren, Proskuryany | 26.99 | 47°51'45"/27°15'31" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Costesti Balti, Kostesht, Kosteshty | 27.02 | 47°51'28"/27°15'34" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 27.03 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 27.08 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 27.40 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 27.63 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 27.89 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 27.94 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 28.01 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 28.64 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 28.64 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| 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 | 28.72 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 29.02 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Avrameni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Avrameny | 29.44 | 47°47'06"/27°15'57" |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 29.57 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Braniste | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Braneshty, Branistea, Branişte | 29.64 | 47°47'54"/27°15'11" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 29.66 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Onesti II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca | 30.53 | 48°04'00"/27°16'34" |
| Parcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parkova | 31.03 | 48°09'08"/27°24'18" |
| Terebna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 31.14 | 48°02'59"/27°15'01" | |
| Balatina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bolotino | 31.34 | 47°41'41"/27°20'37" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 31.51 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 31.51 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 31.80 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Zabriceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zabrichen, Zăbriceni | 32.39 | 48°04'25"/27°15'09" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 32.63 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Cuhneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kukhneshty | 33.38 | 47°39'24"/27°22'28" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 33.97 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Viişoara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Viishoara, Vinshoara, Viishora, Viyshoara | 34.86 | 47°37'02"/27°26'53" |
| Tomeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tompeshti Vek' | 35.12 | 47°39'19"/27°20'11" |
| Cuconeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Kukoneshty | 35.19 | 47°58'00"/27°08'54" |
| Ruseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' | 35.56 | 48°12'06"/27°24'57" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 35.99 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Rediul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare | 36.41 | 48°13'56"/27°31'15" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 36.48 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 36.51 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 36.53 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 36.58 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Karpach | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corpaci | 36.92 | 48°00'30"/27°08'22" |
| Edinet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Edineţ [Rom], Edinets [Mold], Edintsy [Rus], Yedinets [Yid], Jedeńcy [Pol], Edineti, Ediniţa, Edinita Targ, Ediniţa-Târg, Jedyńce, Jedincy, Yedintsy, Yedinits, Yedintzi, Yedinitz, Yedintsy-Tyrg | 37.11 | 48°10'20"/27°18'12" |
| Alexandreni II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Aleksandreny, Aleksandren' Nouy [Rus] | 37.21 | 48°08'55"/27°15'42" |
| Blesteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bleshtenautsy | 37.45 | 48°07'13"/27°13'11" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 37.51 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 37.64 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 37.84 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 37.85 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 37.85 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Brinzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Branzeni, Brinzeny, Brynzen, Brynzeny, Brynzyany | 37.86 | 48°05'01"/27°10'30" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 38.02 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Volodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Volodyany | 38.03 | 48°06'59"/27°12'18" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 38.59 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 38.77 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 38.81 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 39.12 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 39.26 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Călineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kalinesht' [Rus], Kelineshti, Kalineshty [Rus] | 39.78 | 47°33'48"/27°29'09" |
