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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 1.06 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 2.27 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 3.64 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 4.42 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 6.36 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 6.60 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 6.81 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 8.36 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 9.49 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 10.36 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 11.01 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 11.26 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 11.74 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 12.44 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 12.62 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 12.98 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 13.01 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 13.48 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 13.95 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 14.65 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 14.70 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 14.73 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 15.55 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 15.76 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 15.95 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 16.38 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 16.82 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 17.43 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 17.54 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 17.76 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 18.36 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 18.60 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 18.84 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 18.89 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 18.99 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 19.31 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 19.50 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 20.48 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 20.52 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 20.70 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 20.83 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 21.17 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 21.24 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 21.96 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 22.02 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 22.32 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 22.73 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 23.08 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 23.11 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 23.35 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 23.62 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 23.82 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 23.88 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 23.90 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 24.04 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 24.22 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 24.23 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 24.48 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 24.93 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 24.98 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 24.99 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 25.46 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 25.61 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 25.67 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 25.71 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 25.86 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 26.25 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 26.38 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 27.02 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 27.14 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 27.23 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 27.38 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 27.62 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 27.69 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 27.78 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 27.81 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 28.98 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 29.10 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 29.17 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 29.57 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 30.40 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 30.45 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 30.83 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 31.19 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 31.23 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 31.26 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 31.40 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 31.41 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 31.97 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 32.05 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 32.79 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 32.86 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 33.08 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 33.21 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 33.47 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 33.53 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 33.62 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 33.89 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 34.40 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 34.48 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 34.58 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 34.95 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 35.18 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 35.27 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 35.27 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 35.36 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 35.42 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 35.48 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 35.68 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 36.05 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 36.19 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 36.31 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 36.39 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 36.54 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 36.56 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 36.59 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 37.34 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 37.57 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 37.61 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 37.66 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 38.07 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 38.28 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 38.49 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 38.68 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 38.74 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 39.14 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 39.38 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 39.63 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 39.67 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 39.98 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
