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 Salantai

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Salantai Lith. Kovno Telshe Salantai [Lith], Salant [Yid], Salanty [Rus], Sałanty [Pol], Selent, Sałantaj, Skilándžiai, Salantų, Salantay, Salontā 56°03'29"/21°34'15"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Kalnalis Lith. Kovno Telshe Kalnel, Kalnelio, Kalnieli, Kalanel [Yid] 5.27 56°00'51"/21°32'20"
Notėnai Lith. Kovno Telshe Notėnų, Naciany, Notenay (Closed to Jews 1882-1903 by the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 9.54 56°05'54"/21°42'23"
Šateikiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Shateik, Yashtek, Šateikių Tvenkinys 9.64 55°59'50"/21°40'52"
Gintališkė Lith. Kovno Telshe Gintalishke, Gintalishok, Gintališkės Tvenkinys 9.71 56°03'04"/21°43'36"
Grūšlaukė Lith. Kovno Telshe Grosvilky, Grushlauke, Grushlavka, Gruslaukis 10.46 56°04'24"/21°24'16"
Mosėdis Lith. Kovno Telshe Mosėdis [Lith], Maisyad [Yid], Masiady [Rus, Pol], Maisiad, Mashadi, Maishad, Meisad, Mosėdžio, Muosiedis 12.06 56°09'59"/21°34'35"
Daukšiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Daukshyay, Daukšių, Daukshay, Dauksze 14.70 56°10'56"/21°29'20"
Godeliai Lith. Kovno Telshe 14.88 55°59'22"/21°46'35"
Plateliai Lith. Kovno Telshe Plateliai [Lith], Plotel [Yid], Ploteli [Rus], Płotele [Pol], Platelyay, Platelyai, Platelių 15.30 56°02'48"/21°48'58"
Baltmiškiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Baltimiskis, Baltmishkis, Baltonishok (Jewish agri col. 1853) 15.99 55°55'02"/21°37'21"
Kartena Lith. Kovno Telshe Kortchin, Kartėnos, Korciany 16.44 55°55'13"/21°28'28"
Darbénai Lith. Kovno Telshe Darbėnai [Lith], Dorbian [Yid], Dorbyany [Rus], Dorbiany [Pol], Drobian, Darbian, Darbėnų, Darbienā, Darbenay, Durbiany 19.88 56°01'29"/21°15'23"
Lenkimai Lith. Kovno Telshe Lenkimy, Lenkimų, Lenkimay (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 21.73 56°11'33"/21°18'59"
Barstyčiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Barstyčiai [Lith], Barshtitz [Yid], Barstichyay [Rus], Barszczyce [Pol], Breshtitz, Barstyčių, Borshchitse 21.90 56°09'40"/21°52'18"
Laukžemė Lith. Kovno Telshe Loikzhem, Laukžemė [Lithuanian], Laukžemis, Lauksodis, Laukzhemis, Laukžemės, Gut Laukozemy, Laukzheme 23.06 56°04'16"/21°12'00"
Dimitravas Lith. Kovno Telshe Tarvydai Tarwieden 23.29 55°58'09"/21°13'53"
Skuodas Lith. Kovno Telshe Skuodas [Lith], Shkod [Yid], Shkudy [Rus], Szkudy [Pol], Schoden [Ger], Skoda [Latv], Shkud, Skuodo, Skudoas, Skouds, Skouda 23.76 56°16'14"/21°31'56"
Plunge Lith. Kovno Telshe Plungė [Lith], Plungiany [Rus], Plungian [Yid], Płungiany [Pol], Pluņģe [Latv], Plungyan, Plungyany, Plungės, Plunjen, Plongė 23.91 55°54'28"/21°50'44"
Kretinga Lith. Kovno Telshe Kretinga [Lith], Kretinge [Yid], Kretingen [Rus], Kretynga [Pol], Crottingen [Ger], Krottingen, Krettingen, Myasto Kretinga, Kretingos, Kratinga 27.68 55°53'20"/21°14'40"
Žemaičių Kalvarija Lith. Kovno Telshe Žemaičių Kalvarija [Lith], Kalwarya Żmujdzka [Pol], Kalvariye-Zamut [Yid], Varduva [Lith, 1964-1988], Žemaitiu Kalvarėjė, Zemaichu Kalvariaya, Kalwarya, Kalvarija Zhamot, Žemaiču Kalvarija [Latv], Calvaria Samogitiensium [Lat], Samogitian Calvary [Eng] 27.79 56°06'35"/22°00'32"
Kuliai Lith. Kovno Telshe Kuliai [Lith], Kool [Yid], Kuli [Rus], Kulyay, Kulių, Kuley, Kule 28.66 55°48'16"/21°39'11"
Jokūbavas Lith. Kovno Telshe Yakubovo, Jokūbavos, Iokubavas, Yokubishki, Lakubov, Jokubavo, Yokubavas, Jokūbiškė 29.17 55°49'43"/21°20'37"
Žideikiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Zadeikai, Žadeikių, Zhadeykey, Zhidikay 29.48 56°11'01"/21°59'23"
Alsėdžiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Alsėdžiai [Lith], Ol'siadi [Rus], Alshad [Yid], Alsiad [Yid], Olsiady [Pol], Alsyad, Alsėdžių, Al'sedzhyay, Alsedzhay, Alsiedē, Olshadi 29.65 56°01'51"/22°02'44"
Ylakiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Ylakiai [Lith], Yelok [Yid], Ilakyay [Rus], Iłłoki [Pol], Ylakina, Myasto Ilakyay, Ilakiai, Ilakē, Illok, Īlakē 30.04 56°16'45"/21°50'56"
Lapiai Lith. Kovno Telshe Lapy 32.62 55°46'15"/21°27'47"
Leplauke Lith. Kovno Telsiai Lieplaukalė, L'eplauke, Lieplaukale, Leplavki 34.22 55°58'18"/22°05'57"
Seda Lith. Kovno Telshe Seda [Lith], Siad [Yid], Siady [Rus, Pol], Schwenden [Ger], Sedos, Syady, Syad, Shad 34.50 56°10'07"/22°05'27"
Lieplaukė Lith. Kovno Telshe Liplavke 34.69 55°58'02"/22°06'17"
Vėžaičiai Lith. Kovno Rossieny Vezhaychey, Visaytz, Wieshajzie, Vėžaičių Tvenkinys [Lith] 38.67 55°42'49"/21°29'08"
Gadūnavas Lith. Kovno Telshe Gudnove 39.89 56°04'03"/22°12'47"