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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 6.68 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 6.71 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 8.05 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 9.16 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 9.35 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 9.65 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 10.56 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 10.80 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 11.24 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 11.78 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 12.04 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 13.01 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 13.43 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 13.54 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 14.56 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 14.83 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 15.85 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 16.54 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 16.73 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 18.10 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 18.95 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 19.11 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 19.11 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 19.12 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 19.27 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 19.46 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 19.84 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 19.92 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 20.24 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 20.77 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 21.29 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 21.40 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 22.03 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 22.06 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 22.36 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 22.42 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 22.42 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 22.47 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 23.11 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 23.64 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 23.80 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 23.93 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 24.73 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 24.87 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 24.88 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 25.12 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 25.40 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 25.92 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 27.77 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 27.81 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 28.02 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 28.87 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 28.87 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 29.29 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 29.35 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 29.68 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 29.94 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 30.06 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 30.22 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 30.24 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 30.27 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 30.41 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 31.21 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 31.96 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 31.97 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 32.33 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 32.47 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 32.52 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 32.75 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 32.76 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 33.05 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 33.16 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 33.63 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 33.71 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 34.06 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 34.28 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 34.91 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 35.10 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 35.46 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 35.50 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 35.52 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 35.77 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 35.77 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 35.89 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 35.95 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 36.29 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 36.40 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 36.46 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 36.93 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 37.00 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 37.08 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 37.25 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 37.40 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 38.00 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 38.08 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 38.10 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 38.30 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 38.35 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 38.69 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 38.82 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 38.90 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 39.06 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 39.11 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 39.15 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 39.46 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 39.93 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 39.98 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
