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 Rykun

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Alt. Names Coordinates
Rykun Ukr. Kiev Kiev Rykun' 50°45'42"/30°15'17"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Dymer Ukr. Kiev Kiev Dymer [Ukr], Dimer [Rus, Yid], Dymir [Pol] 4.35 50°47'11"/30°18'09"
Kozarovichi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kozarovychi, Kazarovichi 6.93 50°45'22"/30°21'10"
Katiuzhanka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Katyuzhanka 9.58 50°48'21"/30°08'15"
Lyutezh Ukr. Kiev Kiev Liutizh, Lvutezh, Lyutizh, Lutesh, Lutezh 13.08 50°41'01"/30°23'36"
Stari Petrovtsy Ukr. Kiev Kiev Stari Petrivtsi 16.60 50°39'06"/30°24'50"
Shybene Ukr. Kiev Kiev Shibenoye 17.13 50°43'46"/30°00'60"
Novi Petrivtsi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Novyye Petrovtsy, Novye Petrovtsy, Novopetrovtsy 19.98 50°37'39"/30°26'35"
Novi Petrovtsy 19.98 °00'00"/°00'00"
Hostomel' Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hostomel' [Ukr], Gostomel' [Rus], Hostomlia [Yid], Hostoml [Pol], Hostomla, Gostoml', Gostomyl, Astomlye 20.34 50°34'44"/30°15'44"
Mirotskoye Ukr. Kiev Kiev Myrots'ke, Myrotske 22.35 50°34'40"/30°07'38"
Nebrat Ukr. Kiev Kiev Nebrod 23.01 50°41'42"/29°56'43"
Gorenka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Horenka 23.39 50°33'26"/30°19'56"
Mikulichi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Mykulychi 24.42 50°34'36"/30°04'05"
Vorzel' Ukr. Kiev Kiev Dachi Vorzel' 25.21 50°32'40"/30°09'11"
Vyshgorod Ukr. Kiev Kiev Vyshhorod 25.73 50°35'05"/30°29'23"
Pushcha-Vodytsya Ukr. Kiev Kiev Pushcha-Voditsa, Pushcha-Vodytsia 26.07 50°32'13"/30°21'35"
Klavdiyevo-Tarasovo Ukr. Kiev Kiev Klavdyevo Tarasovka 26.15 50°35'03"/30°00'41"
Nemishaieve Ukr. Kiev Kiev Nemishayevo, Nemishayeve, Nemeshayevo, Dachi Nemeshayevo 26.19 50°33'12"/30°04'56"
Irpen' Ukr. Kiev Kiev Irpin 26.69 50°31'18"/30°15'02"
Borodyanka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Borodyanka [Ukr, Rus], Barodeinka [Yid], Borodzianka [Pol], Borodianka, Borodjanka, Boredyanke 26.91 50°38'41"/29°55'12"
Myrcha Ukr. Kiev Kiev Mircha 29.79 50°45'11"/29°49'53"
Kolentsy Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Kolentsi 29.80 50°52'30"/29°52'13"
Ivankov Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Ivankov [Rus, Yid], Ivankiv [Ukr], Iwanków [Pol] 32.04 50°56'19"/29°53'39"
Kurenëvka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Prigorod Kurenevka (Only visible on hist. maps) 32.68 50°29'30"/30°26'14"
Orane Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Orannoye, Oranoye (Pogrom: 1919) 32.74 51°02'47"/30°08'03"
Hornostaipil' Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Hornostaipil' [Ukr], Gornostaypol' [Rus], Hornistopol [Yid], Hornostajpol [Pol], Gornastaypol', Gornostipol 34.16 51°04'08"/30°15'05"
Sviatoshyn Ukr. Kiev Kiev Svyatoshyn, Svyatoshino (now a suburb of Kiev) 34.85 50°27'36"/30°23'17"
Babi Yar Ukr. Kiev Kiev Babi Yar, Babyn Yar, Babiy Yar, Babiy Jar 35.03 50°28'19"/30°26'57"
Krekhaiv Ukr. Chernigov Kozelets Krekhayev, Krekhayiv, Krikhayevo 38.40 50°48'14"/30°47'48"
Borshagovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Borshagivka, a suburb west of Kiev 38.45 50°25'60"/30°25'28"
Pushcha-Voditsa 38.76 °00'00"/°00'00"
Shpyt'ky Ukr. Kiev Kiev Shpytky, Shpit'ki 39.47 50°24'59"/30°07'34"
Makarovka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Makarivka 39.48 51°00'53"/29°51'34"
Solomenka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Solom'yanka 39.87 50°25'47"/30°28'03"