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 Shershni

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Shershni Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir (Pogrom: 6-23-1919) 50°47'33"/28°47'27"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Meleni Ukr. Kiev Radomysl 5.46 50°49'31"/28°50'56"
Dobrin Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Dobryn, Dobryn' (Pogrom: 6-27-1919) 10.02 50°42'09"/28°47'32"
Sobolevka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Sobolivka, Sobolëvka 11.99 50°53'25"/28°43'08"
Chopovichi Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Chopovichi [Rus], Chopovychi [Ukr], Chopovitch [Yid], Czopowicze [Pol], Chepovichi, Chapovichi, Copovici, Copovyci 12.28 50°49'60"/28°57'12"
Rosivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Rosovka 14.92 50°39'30"/28°47'45"
Beloshitsy Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Biloshytsi [Ukr], Білошиці [Ukr], Beloshitsy [Rus], Shchorsovka [Rus], Shchorsivka [Ukr], Щорсівка [Ukr] 17.80 50°53'37"/28°35'40"
Beloshitsy Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Biloshytsi [Ukr], Beloshitsy [Rus], Shchorsovka [Rus], Shchorsivka 17.80 50°53'37"/28°35'40"
Saly Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir 17.97 50°37'57"/28°45'14"
Staryi Bobryk Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Staryy Bobrik, Staryy Bobryk 18.64 50°40'32"/28°36'04"
Khodaki Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Khodaki [Rus], Khodaky [Ukr] 21.00 50°58'52"/28°48'32"
Korosten' Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Korosten' [Rus, Ukr], Iskorost [Rus, until 1902], Iskorosten, Iskorść [Pol], Korosteń [Pol] 21.42 50°57'34"/28°38'19"
Kropyvnia Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kropyvnya [Ukr], Krapivnya [Rus], Khutor Krapivnya, Kropivnya 21.50 50°43'34"/28°30'14"
Ivanivka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Yanovka, Ivanovka, Yanivka 21.84 50°41'43"/29°03'38"
Vladovka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Vladivka 22.11 50°54'52"/29°02'23"
Ushomir Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ushomir [Rus, Yid], Ushomyr [Ukr], Uszomierz [Pol], Uszomir, Uschomir, Usomyr 24.03 50°51'35"/28°27'57"
Omelianivka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Omel'yanovka, Yemel'yanovka, Omelyanivka 25.36 50°54'07"/29°06'28"
Korostelivka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Korostylëvka, Korostelevka, Kristalevka 25.51 50°33'47"/28°47'45"
Skuraty Ukr. Kiev Radomysl 27.21 50°56'33"/29°05'50"
Vydybor Ukr. Kiev Radomysl (Jewish agri col. 1851) 27.50 50°32'47"/28°49'47"
Obykhody Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Obikhody 28.32 51°01'08"/28°58'32"
Eluvka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Elovka, Yelivka 28.49 50°43'30"/29°10'54"
Kupyshche Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Kupishche 29.02 50°58'33"/28°29'46"
Puhachivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Pugachëvka 29.15 50°51'57"/28°23'33"
Horbuliv Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Gorbulëv, Gorbuler 29.59 50°32'30"/28°55'53"
Davydky Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Davidki 30.16 50°57'04"/28°26'32"
Mezhirichka Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Mezhyrichka, Mezhirechka 31.43 51°04'30"/28°46'21"
Malin Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Malyn [Ukr], Malin [Rus, Pol, Yid] 31.53 50°46'20"/29°14'18"
Ksaveriv Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Ksaveriv [Ukr], Ksaverov [Rus, Yid], Ksawerów [Pol] 31.75 50°57'59"/29°08'59"
Volodarsk-Volynskiy Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Volodarsk-Volynskiy [Rus], Volodarsk, Kotozovo [Rus, 1912+], Kutuzov-Volodarsk, Goroshki [Rus, before 1912], Horoshki [Yid], Horoszki [Pol] 32.66 50°35'54"/28°26'36"
Andriivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Andreev, Andreyev, Genrikhovka 32.71 50°30'24"/28°40'49"
Vaskovychi Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Vas'kovka, Vas'kovichi, Vas'kovychi 33.54 51°05'22"/28°42'26"
Sarnovychi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Sarnovichi 33.66 51°05'03"/28°55'12"
Dedkovichi Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Dedkovichi [Rus], Didkovychi [Ukr], Didkovitz [Yid], Diedkowicze [Pol], Didkovichi, Didkovitch, Detkovichi, Didkovyci 34.70 51°06'12"/28°50'02"
Guta Paliyevskaya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Polivs'ka Huta, Polivska Huta, Polivskaya Guta 35.03 50°33'24"/28°27'40"
Gorshchik Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Gorchtchik, Horshchyk (Pogrom: 7-16-1919) 36.45 50°53'56"/28°17'60"
Chernyakhov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chernyakhov [Rus], Chernyachiv [Ukr], Chernichov [Yid], Czerniachów [Pol], Tschernjachow [Ger], Cherniakhov, Cernjachiv (Pogroms: 6-20 and 6-24-1919) 38.32 50°27'23"/28°40'13"
Slobodka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Kolony Slobodka, Slobidka 38.49 50°27'11"/28°53'52"
Ignatpol Ukr. Volynia Ovruch Ihnatpil, Ihnatpil', Ignatpol', Ignatopol' 39.40 51°08'41"/28°43'40"