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 Borsuchizna

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Borsuchizna Bel. Vilna Disna Borsuczyzna 55°26'59"/27°36'17"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Germanovichi Bel. Vilna Disna Germanovichi [Rus], Hermanowicze [Pol], Hermanavichy [Bel], Armanavičiai [Lith], Germanoviche 9.20 55°24'47"/27°44'07"
Novy Pahost Bel. Vilna Disna Novy Pahost [Bel], Pohost Nowy [Pol], Novyy Pogost [Rus], Nei-Pohost [Yid], Pogost Novy, Pogost, Nowy Pohost, Novo-Pogost, Pohost Nova (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 9.36 55°29'40"/27°28'44"
Shkuntiki Bel. Vilna Disna Shkuntsiki, Szkunciki (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 10.07 55°22'04"/27°40'20"
Sarkowshchyna Bel. Vilna Disna Sharkowshchyna [Bel], Sharkovshchina [Rus], Szarkowszczyzna [Pol], Sharkovshtchina [Yid], Šarkaŭščyna, Sharkaŭshchyna, Sakovchizna, Sarkeyschina, Sarkeystsene, Sharkotsina, Sharkoyshchina, Sharkeyshtshine 12.44 55°22'05"/27°28'11"
Bil'dyugi Bel. Vilna Disna Bildugi, Bildzhugi, Bildzhugis, Bildzhuis, Bildziugi, Bildziuki 14.55 55°29'14"/27°23'00"
Snegi Bel. Vilna Disna Šniegi 18.31 55°27'05"/27°18'51"
Miyory Bel. Vilna Disna Miyory, Miory [Rus], Mior [Yid], Myory [Bel], Mery 19.24 55°37'20"/27°37'41"
Luzhki Bel. Vilna Disna Luzhki [Rus, Yid], Łużki [Pol], Łužki [Bel], Luzki 20.20 55°21'09"/27°52'30"
Cheres Bel. Vilna Disna Czeress, Charasy, Czeress, Cheress, Cheresy 20.39 55°37'23"/27°42'35"
Bushyki Bel. Vilna Disna Buszyki, Bushiki 21.10 55°15'55"/27°41'04"
Iody Bel. Vilna Disna Iody [Rus], Jody [Pol], Yod [Yid], Ioda, Jod, Yodi (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 23.64 55°27'06"/27°13'47"
Perebrod'ye Bel. Vilna Disna Pyerabroddzye, Pshebrodze, Przebrodzie 23.68 55°37'34"/27°23'37"
Zaprudze Bel. Vilna Disna Zaprudzie, Zapruddzye, Zaprud'ye 24.63 55°13'51"/27°39'52"
Rymki Bel. Vilna Disna Rimki 26.34 55°18'36"/27°16'05"
Gin'ki Bel. Vilna Disna 26.60 55°13'00"/27°42'00"
Meretske Bel. Vilna Disna Miereckie, Myaretskiya, Meretske, Meretskiye 27.98 55°11'55"/27°37'54"
Kislavshchyna Bel. Vilna Disna Kislavshchyna [Bel], Kislovshchina [Rus], Kisłowszczyzna [Pol], Kislaŭščyna [Bel], Kozlovshchyzna, Kislowszczizna, Kislovshtsiznah, Kislovshchitzna (Jewish agri col. 1854, only found on hist maps) 28.47 55°30'28"/27°09'52"
Ikazn' Bel. Vilna Disna Ikazan 29.17 55°37'26"/27°15'28"
Stashule Bel. Vilna Disna Staszule 32.81 55°44'39"/27°38'20"
Kozlovshchina Bel. Vilna Disna Kazlowshchyna, Kozlovshchyzna 33.02 55°11'16"/27°21'33"
Zamosh'ye Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Zamoshye [Rus], Zamosze [Pol], Zamošša [Bel], Zamoshye, Zamoshe, Zamosz, Zamosh 33.24 55°29'46"/27°05'01"
Akhrémovtsy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Akhremawtsy [Bel], Akhrëmovtsy [Rus], Ахрёмовцы [Rus], Ахрэмаўцы [Bel], Achremowce 34.11 55°35'02"/27°07'02"
Plissa Bel. Vilna Disna Plissa [Rus, Pol], Plisa [Bel, Yid] 34.16 55°12'53"/27°57'09"
Jejse Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Jejse [Pol], Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi 34.97 55°37'15"/27°08'17"
Hlybokaye Bel. Vilna Disna Hlybokaye [Bel], Głębokie [Pol], Glubokoye [Rus], Glubok [Yid], Glubokojė [Lith], Glybokoje, Hłybokaje, Hlybokae, Hluboka, Glebokoye, Globokie, Glubokie, Gleboke, Glembokie 35.04 55°08'18"/27°41'26"
Druysk Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Druysk [Rus], Drujsk [Pol], Droisk [Yid] 37.07 55°43'41"/27°16'48"
Ruda Bel. Vilna Disna Rudoye, Rudae 37.19 55°09'19"/27°19'33"
Slobodka Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Slobodka [Rus], Słobódka [Pol], Slabodke [Yid], Słabodka [Bel], Slobodki, Slobudka 37.48 55°41'15"/27°10'56"
Bloshniki Bel. Vilna Disna Bloszniki, Błoszniki 37.64 55°21'49"/28°10'52"
Siemionowicze Bel. Vilna Disna Semënovichi 37.90 55°17'43"/27°04'11"
Dubrovo Bel. Vilna Disna Dubrovy, Dubrowa 38.01 55°15'40"/27°06'12"
Druya Bel. Vilna Disna Druya [Rus], Druja [Pol, Bel, Lith], Droye [Yid], Druha, Sapieżyn 39.12 55°47'26"/27°27'02"
Pligavki Bel. Vilna Disna Plihawki 39.81 55°25'16"/28°14'01"
Piedruja Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Piedruja [Latv], Fridroisk [Yid], Pridruiska [Rus], Pridruisk, Piyedruya, Piedrujas, Daugaviyeshi, Daugavieši 39.86 55°47'50"/27°26'56"