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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 4.05 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 5.68 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 6.49 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 7.97 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 8.58 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 10.27 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 11.17 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 11.69 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 12.54 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 13.92 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 14.42 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 14.78 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 14.80 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 15.34 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 15.74 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 15.85 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 16.44 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 16.54 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 18.27 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 18.32 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 19.62 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 20.05 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 20.06 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 20.26 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 20.55 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 21.39 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 21.61 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 21.76 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 22.00 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 22.03 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 22.33 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 22.37 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 23.04 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| 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 | 23.05 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 23.07 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 23.70 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 24.19 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 24.39 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 24.45 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 24.53 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 24.64 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 24.66 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 24.97 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 25.03 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 25.15 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 25.54 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 26.04 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 26.65 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 26.67 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 26.98 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 27.14 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 27.30 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 27.44 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 27.45 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 27.85 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 28.45 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 28.94 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 29.22 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Pociumbauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' | 29.32 | 47°59'50"/27°19'19" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 29.41 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Druţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Drutsa | 29.70 | 47°57'55"/27°17'50" |
| Păscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Paskautsy | 30.00 | 47°50'06"/27°16'43" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 30.20 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Duruitoarea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Druitory, Duritoarya Veke, Duruitoarea Veche, Duritoarya Veke, Diruitor [Rus], Duruitory, Druitory, Staryye Duruitory | 30.90 | 47°52'38"/27°15'39" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 31.00 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 31.02 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Costesti Balti, Kostesht, Kosteshty | 31.10 | 47°51'28"/27°15'34" |
| Proscureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Proskuren, Proskuryany | 31.13 | 47°51'45"/27°15'31" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 31.15 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Văratic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Varatik | 31.15 | 47°55'02"/27°15'39" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 31.75 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 31.75 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 31.86 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 32.13 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Balatina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bolotino | 32.27 | 47°41'41"/27°20'37" |
| Avrameni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Avrameny | 32.34 | 47°47'06"/27°15'57" |
| Braniste | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Braneshty, Branistea, Branişte | 32.80 | 47°47'54"/27°15'11" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 33.46 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 33.48 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Cuhneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kukhneshty | 33.52 | 47°39'24"/27°22'28" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 33.55 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Viişoara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Viishoara, Vinshoara, Viishora, Viyshoara | 33.84 | 47°37'02"/27°26'53" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 33.91 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 34.19 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 34.72 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 34.83 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 35.17 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 35.24 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 35.35 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Tomeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tompeshti Vek' | 35.61 | 47°39'19"/27°20'11" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 35.70 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 35.83 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 35.88 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 35.93 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 36.02 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Onesti II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca | 36.21 | 48°04'00"/27°16'34" |
| Parcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parkova | 36.28 | 48°09'08"/27°24'18" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 36.68 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Terebna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 36.80 | 48°02'59"/27°15'01" | |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 36.92 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 37.33 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 37.40 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 37.95 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Călineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kalinesht' [Rus], Kelineshti, Kalineshty [Rus] | 38.02 | 47°33'48"/27°29'09" |
| Zabriceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zabrichen, Zăbriceni | 38.07 | 48°04'25"/27°15'09" |
| Socii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cartofleanca, Kartoflyanka, Novyye Sochi | 38.22 | 47°32'15"/27°38'45" |
| Hînceşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gancheshty | 39.07 | 47°32'56"/27°30'08" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 39.94 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
