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 Shums'k

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Shums'k Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Shums'k [Ukr], Szumsk [Pol], Shimsk [Yid], Shumskoye [Rus], Shumsk [Rus], Shomsk, Sums'ke, Shums′ke 50°07'18"/26°06'51"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Rakhmanov Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Rakhmanov [Rus], Rakhmaniv [Ukr], Rachmanów [Pol], Rachmanov [Yid], Rochmanowo, Rochmaniv, Rakhmanuv, Rokhmanov 2.16 50°07'47"/26°05'12"
Brykiv Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Brykow, Brykov 2.93 50°06'06"/26°08'27"
Kordyshev Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Kordyshiv, Kordyshuv, Kordyshëv 5.02 50°05'22"/26°03'53"
Bykovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Bochavitz, Bykovtse, Bykowcy, Bykivtsi 5.93 50°04'06"/26°06'59"
Obych Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Obycz 6.91 50°08'34"/26°01'23"
Dederkaly Male Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 8.29 50°02'50"/26°06'19"
Kuty Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 9.74 50°12'13"/26°03'58"
Zholobki Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Zołobki 10.00 50°07'37"/25°58'27"
Andrushovka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Andruszówka, Andrushivka 12.23 50°13'32"/26°10'15"
Zagrebl'ye Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Zagreblya, Zagrobela (not yet apparent on 1931 map) 14.23 50°10'51"/26°17'28"
Teremno Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Teremne 14.24 50°13'30"/26°13'56"
Velikiye Zagaytsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Zahajce 14.28 50°00'23"/26°01'34"
Stavishchany Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Uniow, Uniyev 14.42 50°03'21"/26°17'18"
Peremorovka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Peremorówka, Peremorivka 14.61 50°14'38"/26°11'21"
Viliya Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Wilja 15.10 50°11'33"/26°17'41"
Radoshóvka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Radoshuvka, Radoshëvka 15.21 49°59'07"/26°07'47"
Antonovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Antonowce 16.44 50°12'40"/25°55'50"
Novorodchitsy Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Noworodczyce 16.68 50°14'12"/26°15'52"
Lepesovka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Lepesivka 18.86 49°58'11"/26°13'54"
Viliya Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Viliia 19.35 50°03'08"/25°51'56"
Pererosloe Ukr. Volynia Ostrog 19.40 50°07'46"/26°23'10"
Kutianka Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Lyakhuv, Kutyanka 19.61 50°14'20"/26°19'11"
Yampol' Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampola [Yid], Jampol [Pol], Yampele, Yambol, Yampol (Wolyn), Iampil, Jampil, Januszpol 20.16 49°57'31"/26°14'16"
Shimkovtsy Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Szymkowce 20.37 50°06'18"/26°23'55"
Yakimovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Jakimowice, Yakymivtsi 20.42 49°56'33"/26°03'01"
Pankivtsi Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Pan'kovtsy 20.64 49°56'39"/26°11'57"
Matwijowce Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Matveyevtsy, Matviyivtsi 20.90 49°57'18"/25°58'44"
Katerinovka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Katerynivka [Ukr], Katerburg [Rus before 1944, Pol, Yid], Katerinovka [Rus after 1944], Katrynburg, Katerynburg 21.13 50°00'21"/25°52'45"
Kunëv Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Kuniv [Ukr], Kunëv [Rus], Koniv [Yid], Kuniów [Pol] 22.32 50°14'37"/26°21'48"
Buderazh Ukr. Volynia Dubno Buderaz, Listvin, Buderaż 22.68 50°19'26"/26°09'14"
Podlesnoye Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Pidlisne [Ukr], Podlesnoye [Rus], Folwarki Wielkie [Pol], Folwarki, Vel'ke Fol'varki 23.85 50°03'28"/25°47'42"
Martynovka Ukr. Volynia Dubno Marcelina, Martselin, Martynivka (Martsliny on hist. map) 24.51 50°13'39"/25°48'45"
Krasnoluka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 24.87 49°54'00"/26°04'00"
Bilohir'ya Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Bilohir'ya [Ukr], Belogor'ye [Rus, since 1944], Lakhovtsy [Rus, before 1944], Lachovitz [Yid], Lachowce [Pol], Lyakhovtsy, Liachovitz, Lachowcy 26.03 50°00'09"/26°25'42"
Novo-Malin Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Nowomalin 26.85 50°18'01"/26°22'04"
Novomalyn Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Nowomalin, Novo-Malin, Novomalin 26.85 50°18'01"/26°22'04"
Kremenets' Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Kremenets [Rus, Ukr], Krzemieniec [Pol], Kremenitz [Yid], Kremenez [Ger], Kremenits, Kremenec', Kshemyenyets 27.92 50°05'49"/25°43'29"
Semënov Ukr. Volynia Ostrog 28.21 49°56'48"/26°24'01"
Ustenskoye Pervoye Ukr. Volynia Dubno Derman, Derman Druha, Ustenskoye Vtoroye, Pshisyulek Zaluzhe 28.41 50°21'49"/26°14'33"
Lanovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Lanivtsi [Ukr], Łanowce [Pol], Lanovits [Yid], Lanovtsy [Rus], Lanowitz [Ger], Łanowice, Lanovitz, Lanovtse, Lanavtse, Lanivtsy 28.48 49°51'57"/26°05'33"
Grin'ki Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Hrynkowce, Hrynky 29.26 49°51'32"/26°08'01"
Peredmirka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 29.37 49°53'37"/25°54'24"
Trostyanets Ukr. Volynia Dubno Trostianets 29.56 50°20'31"/25°52'55"
Luchin Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Liuchyn 29.75 50°18'10"/26°25'18"
Kornitsa Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Kornytsya [Ukr], Kornitsa [Rus], Kornitza [Yid], Kornica [Pol] 30.50 50°03'06"/26°31'39"
Mizoch Ukr. Volynia Dubno Mizoch [Ukr, Rus], Mizocz [Pol], Mizotch [Yid], Mizach, Mizoc 31.06 50°24'00"/26°09'00"
Listvin Ukr. Volynia Dubno Listwin, Lystvyn 32.46 50°24'05"/25°59'04"
Orishkovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Orishovtsy, Oryshkovtse, Oryszkowce 32.88 49°49'34"/26°07'33"
Semiduby Ukr. Volynia Dubno 33.05 50°20'42"/25°48'28"
Semyduby Ukr. Volynia Dubno Semiduby 33.05 50°20'42"/25°48'28"
Mezherichi Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Mezhyrichi [Ukr], Mezeritch Katan [Heb], Mezerich [Rus], Międzyrzecz [Pol], Międzyrzecz Ostrogski, Mezhirichi-Ostrozhskiye, Menzhirichi, Mendzizhech, Mezhyrich, Mezyric 33.39 50°18'21"/26°29'05"
Bereg Ukr. Volynia Dubno Bereh 33.42 50°12'37"/25°39'57"
Knyaginino Ukr. Volynia Rovno Kniahynyne, Knyakhinin, Knyahynyne 33.85 50°25'22"/26°02'42"
Danilovka Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Danilowce [Pol] 34.10 49°54'53"/26°27'60"
Ivankovtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Jankowce, Jankowce, Yankovtse, Ivankovtsy 35.02 49°48'25"/26°08'03"
Kunin Ukr. Volynia Dubno Kunyn 35.23 50°26'14"/26°09'30"
Vishnevets Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Vishnevets [Rus], Wiśniowiec [Pol], Vishnivits [Yid], Vyshnivets' [Ukr], Vishnevits, Vishniets, Vishnivitz, Vishnyovyets, Wisnievicze, Wiśniowiec Nowy, Wisnowiec, Vysnivec 35.66 49°54'20"/25°44'43"
Gul'cha Pervaya Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Hulcza Wloscianska, Hil'cha Persha, Khul'cha, Gil'cha Pervaya 35.88 50°25'38"/26°16'36"
Velikiye Berezhtsy Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Velikiye Berezhtsy [Rus], Velyki Berezhtsi [Ukr], Bereżce [Pol], Bol'shiye Berezhtsy, Velika Berezcy, Berezhtsy, Berezhtse 36.20 50°05'50"/25°36'29"
Ostroh Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Ostroh [Ukr], Ostrog [Rus, Yid], Ostróg [Pol], Ostraha, Ostrih, Ostra, Ostre 36.66 50°19'46"/26°30'51"
Teofipol' Ukr. Volynia Starokonstantinov Teofipol [Rus, Ukr], Teofilpol [Pol], Tchan [Yid], Tiofipol, Kamień Czowhański, Czołański, Czołhański, Chan 37.96 49°50'26"/26°24'57"
Mirotyn Ukr. Volynia Ostrog Mirotyn, Mirotin 38.45 50°26'25"/26°19'26"
Ozeryany Ukr. Volynia Dubno Ozeryany [Rus, Ukr], Ozierany [Pol], Aziran [Yid], Koloniya Ozerany, Ozerany, Ozerjany, Yeziorany 38.88 50°28'02"/26°01'56"
Komaryn Ukr. Volynia Kremenets 39.28 49°58'29"/25°36'50"
Belozórka Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Belozërka [Rus], Bilozirka [Ukr], Białozórka [Pol], Bielozorka [Yid], Byalozurka 39.65 49°46'03"/26°10'47"
Bilohorodka Ukr. Volynia Zaslav Bilohorodka [Ukr], Belogorodka [Rus], Bielogorodka [Yid], Białagródka [Pol], Belogorsk, Bilhorodki, Bielohorodka 39.84 50°00'15"/26°38'30"
Buglov Ukr. Volynia Kremenets Bugluv, Buhlow, Buhliv 39.93 49°45'51"/26°03'33"