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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 4.07 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 4.87 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 5.38 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 6.82 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 7.29 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 8.53 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 8.90 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 9.10 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Hîrboveţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gerbovets, Harbovat | 9.67 | 47°20'25"/28°18'42" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 10.31 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 10.98 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 11.04 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 11.32 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 11.56 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 12.19 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 12.32 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 12.34 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 12.91 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 13.56 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 13.57 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Pituşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pitushka | 13.92 | 47°14'10"/28°25'21" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 14.24 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 14.25 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 14.30 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
| Codreanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cobalca, Kobylka | 14.33 | 47°17'12"/28°35'31" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 14.59 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Zubreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zubreshty | 14.80 | 47°14'30"/28°31'27" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 15.10 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 15.13 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
| Găleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Galesht', Goleshty | 15.44 | 47°13'37"/28°29'29" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 16.15 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 16.26 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 16.49 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 16.61 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Seliştea Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya | 16.91 | 47°14'01"/28°18'49" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 17.23 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 17.27 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 17.78 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 18.56 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Grebleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Grebleshty | 18.79 | 47°14'23"/28°36'36" |
| Bucovat | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bukkfalva, Bukovecz, Bykovets | 19.28 | 47°11'16"/28°27'19" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 19.36 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Donici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, | 19.38 | 47°17'11"/28°40'08" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 19.77 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Sadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 19.97 | 47°11'33"/28°20'40" | |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 20.05 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 20.19 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Sipoteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sipoteny | 20.20 | 47°16'48"/28°11'48" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 20.45 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Isacova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Isakovo | 21.34 | 47°22'07"/28°43'11" |
| Horodişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodishche, Horodistea, Horodistea Lapusna | 21.79 | 47°12'35"/28°15'10" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 21.88 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Peticheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Peticeni | 22.18 | 47°14'13"/28°12'21" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 22.24 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Teleşeu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Telesheu, Teleshovo | 22.62 | 47°16'01"/28°42'10" |
| Vorniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lapusna | 23.14 | 47°09'10"/28°25'51" |
| Pirjolteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Parjolteni, Pyrzholteny | 23.42 | 47°11'51"/28°14'25" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 23.63 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Pănăşeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Panasheshty | 23.68 | 47°09'20"/28°31'13" |
| Bahmut | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bakhmut | 24.61 | 47°19'25"/28°06'52" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 25.33 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Lozova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lozovo, Luhova | 25.35 | 47°08'09"/28°23'01" |
| Romăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Romaneshty | 25.62 | 47°13'32"/28°42'41" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 25.64 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 25.97 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 26.14 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 26.30 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 26.43 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 26.82 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Cioreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Choreshty, Ciorasti | 27.13 | 47°09'56"/28°13'15" |
| Străşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Străşeni [Rom, Mold], Strasheny [Rus], Stresheni, Strashen' | 27.53 | 47°08'32"/28°36'28" |
| Zamciogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zamchozhi, Zamosi | 27.65 | 47°12'18"/28°43'20" |
| Peresecina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Peresechino, Pereslchina | 27.68 | 47°15'18"/28°46'08" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 28.05 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 28.24 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 28.56 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 28.64 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Orhei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] | 29.34 | 47°23'06"/28°49'28" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 29.51 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Temeleuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Temelenti Lapusna, Temeleuts, Temeleutsy | 29.85 | 47°15'14"/28°04'24" |
| Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 30.01 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 30.25 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Micleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty | 30.88 | 47°14'24"/28°48'19" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 31.04 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Selişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Selishty Veke, Selishtya, Selistea Hotin, Selts, Slistea Veche | 31.43 | 47°10'04"/28°07'56" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 31.52 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 31.62 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Găureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gaureni de Sus, Gaureny | 31.89 | 47°11'58"/28°05'13" |
| Vyantory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vanatori, Vînători | 31.91 | 47°11'05"/28°06'09" |
| Steţcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stetskany | 32.14 | 47°14'09"/28°49'15" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 32.17 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Cornesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti | 32.27 | 47°21'31"/28°00'29" |
| Sireţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sirets, Sireţ, Seretsi | 32.76 | 47°08'03"/28°42'49" |
| Ivancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna | 32.77 | 47°17'09"/28°51'25" |
| Balanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Balaneshty | 32.82 | 47°12'29"/28°03'51" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 32.94 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 33.29 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Rădenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radeni Vek, Staryye Redeny, Radoya | 33.53 | 47°18'03"/28°00'02" |
| Mileşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Mileshty, Mileştii Mari | 33.66 | 47°13'22"/28°02'21" |
| Vărzăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vărzăreşti [Rom], Verzereshti, Varzareshty | 33.85 | 47°06'19"/28°11'35" |
| Iurceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yurcheny | 34.00 | 47°04'46"/28°15'36" |
| Cojuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kozhushna, Kozhusna | 34.14 | 47°05'41"/28°39'43" |
| Drăsliceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Draslicheny | 34.52 | 47°09'25"/28°46'53" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 34.72 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 34.94 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Scoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Skoreny | 35.02 | 47°04'06"/28°36'28" |
| Drăguşenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Drăguşenii Noi [Rom, Mold], Novyye Dragusheny [Rus], Dragusheny-Nouy, Dragushen'-Nouy, Dragusheni Nouy, Drăguşenii Noui | 35.04 | 47°02'45"/28°25'27" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 35.11 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Işnovăţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ishnovets | 35.25 | 47°13'60"/28°51'52" |
| Horodca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodka | 35.26 | 47°02'45"/28°29'23" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 35.85 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 36.09 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 36.11 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 36.36 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 36.86 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Furceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Furcheny | 36.94 | 47°20'13"/28°55'32" |
| Nisporeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nisporeni [Mold, Rom], Nisporeny [Rus], Nisporyany, Nisiporeni | 36.94 | 47°04'54"/28°10'17" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 36.95 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 37.04 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Truşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Trusheny | 37.08 | 47°04'18"/28°40'51" |
| Ciuciuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chyuchyuleni, Chuchelyany, Chuchulyany, Chuchuleny (Pogrom: Nov. 5, 1905) | 37.66 | 47°01'21"/28°24'32" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 37.74 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Secăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Secăreni [Rom], Sekareny [Rus], Sekareni, Sekaren', Sakaryany | 38.01 | 47°01'35"/28°19'56" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 38.17 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Hulboaca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gul'boka, Hulboca | 38.28 | 47°07'09"/28°47'51" |
| Bolduresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Boldureshti, Boldureshty, Buldureshty | 38.28 | 47°08'05"/28°03'15" |
| Berezlogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi | 38.38 | 47°26'13"/28°56'02" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 38.41 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Ulmu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Ul'ma | 38.97 | 47°01'06"/28°32'47" |
| Cîrneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Carnesti, Cornesti Gara, Korneshty Sabany, Kyrneshty | 39.02 | 47°10'33"/27°59'50" |
| Ghidighici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gidigich | 39.04 | 47°05'39"/28°46'23" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 39.48 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 39.51 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 39.83 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
