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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 4.22 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 5.84 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 6.22 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 6.32 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 7.48 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 9.04 | 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 | 9.27 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 9.65 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 10.24 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 10.42 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 10.72 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 11.87 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 11.91 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 11.92 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 12.59 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 13.10 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 13.35 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 13.95 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 14.34 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 14.55 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 14.97 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 15.25 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 15.44 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 15.52 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 16.38 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 16.44 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 16.48 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 16.58 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 18.01 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 18.35 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 19.01 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 19.23 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 19.38 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 19.59 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 19.60 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 19.67 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 20.02 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 20.92 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 21.03 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 21.03 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 21.35 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 21.50 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 21.64 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 22.06 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 22.21 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 23.05 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 23.28 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 24.08 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 24.32 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 24.73 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 24.94 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 25.49 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 25.63 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 26.93 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 27.30 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 27.62 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 27.74 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 27.79 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 27.81 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 28.13 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 28.19 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 28.26 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 29.06 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 29.24 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 29.88 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 30.02 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 30.12 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 30.19 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 30.30 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 30.54 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 30.94 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 31.48 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 31.86 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 32.57 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 32.90 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 33.14 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 33.47 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Labushnoye | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Labushne, Labushnaya | 33.59 | 48°01'11"/29°08'15" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 34.29 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 34.46 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 34.46 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 34.51 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 34.61 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 35.10 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 35.22 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Krutnoye | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Krata, Krutiye, Krutuje, Krutyje, Krutyye, Kruti | 35.26 | 47°57'39"/29°12'11" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 35.36 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 35.71 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 35.75 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 35.80 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 36.99 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 37.37 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 38.07 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 38.11 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Kodyma | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Kodyma [Rus, Ukr, Pol], Kodima [Yid], Codima [Rom] | 38.21 | 48°05'52"/29°07'30" |
| Lalova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lalovo | 38.30 | 47°33'55"/29°01'09" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 38.31 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 38.38 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 38.92 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 39.08 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Kruglyak | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Kruhliak | 39.11 | 47°45'32"/29°15'22" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 39.62 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Stodolna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stodolna | 39.67 | 47°33'00"/29°01'00" |
| Peschanka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Pestchanka, Pestschanka, Pistchanka, Pyeschanka | 39.68 | 48°12'20"/28°53'17" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 39.72 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 39.97 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
