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 Smilovichi

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Smilovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen Smilavichy [Bel], Smilovichi [Rus], Smilovitch [Yid], Śmiłowicze [Pol], Śmiłavičy 53°44'59"/28°00'41"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Dukora Bel. Minsk Igumen Dukora [Rus, Bel, Pol], Dukor [Yid] 9.19 53°40'43"/27°56'24"
Ostrov Bel. Minsk Igumen Vostraw, Ostrow 17.55 53°36'14"/27°54'34"
Mikhanovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Mikhanavichy [Bel] 18.45 53°45'20"/27°43'52"
Rudensk Bel. Minsk Igumen Rudensk [Rus], Rudzensk [Bel], Rudzieńsk [Pol] 19.49 53°35'54"/27°51'44"
Malyy Trostenets Bel. Minsk Minsk Maly Trostenets, Maly Trostinec, Maly Trostyanets 21.78 53°49'59"/27°42'42"
Uzlyany Bel. Minsk Igumen Uzlyany [Rus], Uzlion [Yid], Uźlany [Pol], Vuzliany [Bel], Vuzlany, Vuzljany, Uzlian, Ozlyiany 24.01 53°37'26"/27°42'55"
Kolodishchi Bel. Minsk Minsk Kalodzishchy 26.33 53°56'38"/27°46'56"
Plebantsy Bel. Minsk Minsk 27.56 53°45'06"/27°35'33"
Machulishche Bel. Minsk Minsk Machulishchy, Machulische, Mochulischi 27.58 53°46'44"/27°35'41"
Chervyen' Bel. Minsk Igumen Chervyen' [Bel], Cherven [Rus], Igumen [Rus, until 1923], Eihumen [Yid], Ihumeń [Pol], Czerwień, Červień, Tscherwen, Cerven' 28.04 53°42'21"/28°25'53"
Rusakovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 28.11 53°31'02"/27°50'37"
Mar'ina Horka Bel. Minsk Igumen Mar'ina Gorka 28.21 53°30'32"/28°08'49"
Pukhovichi Bel. Minsk Igumen Pukhavichy [Bel], Pukhovichi [Rus], Puchovitch [Yid], Puchavičy [Bel], Puchowicze [Pol], Puchowitschi [Ger], Pukhevitsh 28.95 53°31'47"/28°14'48"
Luchnoye Bel. Minsk Igumen Luchnoe (Jewish agri col. 1847.) 28.96 53°38'34"/28°24'46"
Dudichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 29.17 53°35'24"/27°39'37"
Smalyavichy Bel. Minsk Borisov Smalyavichy [Bel], Smolevichi [Rus], Smolavitch [Yid], Smolewicze [Pol], Smolewitsch [Ger], Smalavičy, Smaljavicy 31.03 54°01'30"/28°05'22"
Pronishche Bel. Minsk Igumen Prasnishche 31.63 53°37'31"/28°26'37"
Sergeevichi Bel. Minsk Igumen 32.93 53°29'47"/27°45'10"
Samokhvalovichi Bel. Minsk Minsk Samokhvalovichi [Rus], Samachvałavièy [Bel], Samochvilovitch [Yid], Samochwałowicze [Pol] 33.41 53°44'23"/27°30'13"
Minsk Bel. Minsk Minsk Minsk [Bel, Rus, Yid], Mińsk [Pol], Minskas [Lith], Mensk, Miensk 33.64 53°54'00"/27°34'00"
Khutor Novinki Bel. Minsk Minsk Novinki, Navinki 38.60 53°57'23"/27°32'19"