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 Shamovo

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Shamovo Bel. Mogilev Mstislavl Shamovo [Rus], Shamava [Bel], Szamovo [Pol] 54°11'22"/31°21'23"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Pichevka Bel. Mogilev Gorki Pichëvka, Man'kovka 12.74 54°07'43"/31°11'26"
Gory Bel. Mogilev Chausy Gory [Rus], Hory [Bel, Pol], Gora, Gori 13.16 54°16'02"/31°12'14"
Kadino Russ. Mogilev Mstislavl Kadino [Rus], Kadzino [Pol], Maloye Kadino 14.53 54°18'08"/31°28'08"
Tatarsk Russ. Mogilev Mstislavl Tatarsk [Rus, Yid] 15.08 54°15'07"/31°33'44"
Drybin Bel. Mogilev Chausy Drybin [Bel, Pol], Dribin [Rus], Staryy Dribin 18.93 54°07'14"/31°05'25"
Rasna Bel. Mogilev Chausy Rasna [Bel], Ryasna [Rus], Rosni [Yid], Raśna [Pol], Riasna, Rjasna, Ryasha 22.51 54°00'36"/31°11'46"
Bolobovshchina Bel. Mogilev Mstislavl Balabovshchina (Jewish agri col. until early 20th C.) 24.04 54°16'51"/31°41'30"
Balabovshchina Bel. Mogilev Mstislavl Jewish agri col. 24.57 54°17'12"/31°41'45"
Horki Bel. Mogilev Gorki Horki [Bel, Yid], Gorki [Rus, Pol] 26.36 54°17'10"/30°59'10"
Lenino Bel. Mogilev Gorki Lenino [Rus, since 1918], Romanovo [Rus, before 1918], Ramanava [Bel], Romanova [Yid], Romanowo [Pol], Lenina, Lyenina 28.51 54°24'27"/31°07'30"
Mstislaw Bel. Mogilev Mstislavl Mstsislaw [Bel], Mstislavl' [Rus], Mścisław [Pol], Omtchislav [Yid], Amtchislav, Amścisłaŭ, Mscislau, Mstsislaŭ, Mstislawl 31.09 54°00'57"/31°43'49"
Radomlya Bel. Mogilev Chausy Radamlya 32.69 53°57'44"/31°02'19"
Kazimirova Sloboda Bel. Mogilev Mstislavl No longer exists. Formerly a farm and then a suburb of Mstislavl. 32.75 54°00'40"/31°45'22"
Dudin Bel. Mogilev Mstislavl Jewish agri col. 1848. 36.17 54°20'58"/31°50'29"
Monastyrshchina Russ. Mogilev Mstislavl Monastyrshchina [Rus], Amnashtirshtchizna [Yid], Manastyršèyna [Bel], Monasterszczyzna [Pol], Monastyrschina, Monastirshchina, Monastirshtchina 36.17 54°20'58"/31°50'29"
Bayevo Bel. Mogilev Gorki Bayevo [Rus], Baeva [Bel], Bajewo [Pol], Baevo, Baev 36.84 54°29'15"/31°06'30"
Molyatichi Bel. Mogilev Cherikov Moliatitch, Molotychki, Molyatichki, Molytichki 38.82 53°51'26"/31°32'21"
Barishevka Bel. Mogilev Chausy Baryschewka, Borishovka, Borisovka, Borshivka 39.11 53°52'31"/31°05'12"
Antonovka Bel. Mogilev Cherikov Antonovka [Rus], Urochishche Antonovka [Rus] 39.58 53°50'49"/31°31'17"