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 Soly

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Soly Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Soly [Rus, Yid], Soły [Pol, Bel] 54°30'57"/26°10'52"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ivashkovtsy Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Iwaszkowce 1.27 54°30'25"/26°10'08"
Vasyuki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Wasiuki 4.06 54°30'48"/26°14'37"
Zhuprany Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Zhuprany [Rus], Żuprany [Pol], Župrany [Bel], Zupran [Yid] 7.80 54°28'13"/26°05'21"
Smarhon' Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Smarhon' [Bel], Smorgon [Rus, Yid], Smorgonie [Pol], Smurgainys [Lith], Smorgone, Smarhoń, Smurgainiai 14.26 54°28'38"/26°23'29"
Karke Bel. Vilna Oshmyany A Jewish farming colony from the period of Nicolas I. 14.43 54°28'47"/26°23'45"
Oleshonki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Olszynka 14.78 54°25'00"/26°19'60"
Kutsevichi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Kucewicze 15.19 54°23'03"/26°07'07"
Borovaya Melnitsa Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Borowy Mlyn (Jewish agri col. in 1849) 16.04 54°29'29"/26°25'33"
Astravyets Bel. Vilna Vilna Astravyets [Bel], Ostrowiec [Pol], Ostrovets [Rus], Astravas [Lith], Astraviec, Astravec (Opened to Jews for settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 18.14 54°36'55"/25°57'28"
Sutkovo Bel. Vilna Oshmyany 18.99 54°23'42"/26°23'19"
Ashmyany Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Ashmyany [Bel], Oshmyany [Rus], Oszmiana [Pol], Oshmene [Yid], Ašmena [Lith], Aschmjany [Ger], Ašmiany, Asmjany, Oshmana, Oshmiana, Oshmina, Osmiana, Osmiany, Oszmiany, Ozmiana 19.13 54°25'06"/25°56'14"
Sakovichi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Sakowicze 21.13 54°22'00"/26°22'60"
Baruny Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Boruny (Opened to Jews in 1903 after lexemption of "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 22.28 54°19'02"/26°08'15"
Boruny Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Baruny (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882.) 22.28 54°19'02"/26°08'15"
Novosyady Bel. Vilna Oshmyany 22.69 54°24'28"/25°52'60"
Krevo Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Krevo [Rus], Krewo [Pol], Kreva [Yid, Bel], Krėva [Lith] 23.80 54°18'42"/26°17'30"
Vornyany Bel. Vilna Vilna Vornyany, Worniany [Pol], Vorniany [Rus], Varniany [Bel], Varnjany (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 26.02 54°43'39"/26°00'32"
Nestanishki Bel. Vilna Sventsyany Niestaniszki 27.67 54°45'06"/26°19'07"
Gol'shany Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Hal'shany [Bel], Gol'shany [Rus], Olshan [Yid], Holszany [Pol], Alšėnai [Lith], Halšany, Holshan, Holshani, Olshani, Olszany 30.59 54°15'31"/26°00'52"
Zaskevichi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Zaskevichi [Rus], Zaśkiewicze [Pol], Zaskavičy [Bel], Zaskovitz [Yid], Zaskevichy, Zaskrevitz 30.64 54°23'48"/26°36'30"
Slavchynenta Bel. Vilna Sventsyany Slawczyn, Sławczynięta 30.80 54°43'51"/26°28'58"
Shumsk Lith. Vilna Vilna Šumskas [Lith], Shumskas, Szumsk, Shumsk (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 31.35 54°36'28"/25°43'16"
Losk Bel. Vilna Oshmyany 32.01 54°16'11"/26°26'15"
Mikhalishki Bel. Vilna Vilna Mikhalishki [Rus], Michaliszki [Pol], Mikhalishok [Yid], Michališki [Bel], Mikališkis [Lith], Mikailiškės 32.97 54°48'44"/26°09'39"
Gorane Bel. Vilna Sventsyany Horanie, Goryany 35.51 54°45'15"/26°32'54"
Leonishki Lith. Vilna Vilna Leoniszki, Leoniškių Piliakalnis (Opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 36.20 54°36'54"/25°38'46"
Bystrytsa Bel. Vilna Vilna Bystrytsa [Bel], Bystritsa [Rus], Bystrzyca [Pol], Bistryčia [Lith], Bystrica 37.11 54°47'50"/25°52'13"
Andreliškės Lith. Vilna Vilna Kol. Andrelishki (not visible on Google, but found on hist. map) 37.66 54°32'27"/25°35'56"
Novosyady Lith. Vilna Vilna Naujasėdžiai [Lith] (Jewish agri col. 1842) 37.84 54°33'23"/25°35'55"
Taborishki Lith. Vilna Vilna Tabariškės [Lith], Taboryshki, Toboriškės, Taboryszki, Tabarishkes (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 38.17 54°26'27"/25°36'16"
Zhukoini Bel. Vilna Sventsyany Źukojnie Strackie, Zhukoyne Stratske, Zhukoyni Stratske, Shukejni (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 38.35 54°51'39"/26°09'55"
Volkogule Lith. Vilna Vilna Volkoguli, Wolkogule, Valkaguliai 38.40 54°31'57"/25°35'12"
Moros'ki Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka 38.99 54°20'18"/26°42'03"
Kena Lith. Vilna Vilna Kiena, Kinė 39.09 54°38'54"/25°37'09"
Svir' Bel. Vilna Sventsyany Svir' [Rus], Świr [Pol], Śvir [Bel], Svir [Yid], Svieriai [Lith], Svyriai, Shvir 39.79 54°51'06"/26°23'42"