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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 4.29 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 4.53 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 5.18 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 5.57 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 6.38 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 7.24 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 8.21 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 8.46 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 8.92 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 9.11 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 9.57 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 10.36 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 10.37 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 11.29 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 12.21 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 12.41 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 12.56 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 12.59 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 13.08 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 13.53 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 13.89 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 14.19 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 14.36 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 14.61 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 15.69 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 16.40 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 16.47 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 16.48 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 16.77 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 16.81 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 17.03 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 17.14 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 17.37 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 18.02 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 18.25 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 18.57 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 18.83 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 19.22 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 19.28 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 19.48 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 19.60 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 20.43 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 20.82 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 20.86 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 21.21 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 21.71 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 21.74 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 21.80 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 22.35 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 22.46 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 22.53 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 22.57 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 22.67 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 23.13 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 23.77 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 24.49 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 24.91 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 24.92 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 25.16 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 26.02 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 26.08 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 26.09 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 26.64 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 27.40 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 27.41 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 28.09 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 28.70 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 28.75 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 29.10 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 29.10 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 29.18 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 29.37 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 29.40 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 29.42 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 29.62 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 29.73 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 29.74 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 29.91 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 30.34 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 30.39 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 30.45 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 30.49 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 30.65 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 30.86 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 30.92 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 31.15 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 31.47 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 32.22 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 32.23 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Lalova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lalovo | 32.28 | 47°33'55"/29°01'09" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 33.18 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Stodolna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stodolna | 33.29 | 47°33'00"/29°01'00" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 33.64 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 34.41 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 34.61 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 35.34 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 35.56 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 35.62 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 35.86 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 35.93 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 36.03 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 36.87 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 37.14 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 37.24 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 37.38 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 37.51 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 37.63 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Bulăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bulaesti, Bulayeshty | 37.64 | 47°28'37"/28°58'45" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 37.73 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 37.76 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 38.20 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 38.68 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 39.00 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 39.05 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Lopatna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lapatna | 39.49 | 47°29'41"/29°03'06" |
| Berezlogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi | 39.70 | 47°26'13"/28°56'02" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 39.84 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 39.91 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
