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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 2.06 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 4.72 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 5.57 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 7.00 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 8.86 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 9.90 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 11.31 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 12.88 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 14.52 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 14.60 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 14.60 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 14.80 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 15.22 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 15.38 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 15.39 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 15.49 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 16.12 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 16.31 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 16.76 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 17.07 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 17.45 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Balatina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bolotino | 17.47 | 47°41'41"/27°20'37" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 17.80 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 18.32 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Cuhneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kukhneshty | 18.91 | 47°39'24"/27°22'28" |
| Păscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Paskautsy | 19.02 | 47°50'06"/27°16'43" |
| Avrameni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Avrameny | 19.43 | 47°47'06"/27°15'57" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 19.51 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Braniste | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Braneshty, Branistea, Branişte | 20.37 | 47°47'54"/27°15'11" |
| Viişoara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Viishoara, Vinshoara, Viishora, Viyshoara | 20.39 | 47°37'02"/27°26'53" |
| Tomeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tompeshti Vek' | 20.86 | 47°39'19"/27°20'11" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 20.97 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Costesti Balti, Kostesht, Kosteshty | 21.13 | 47°51'28"/27°15'34" |
| Proscureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Proskuren, Proskuryany | 21.38 | 47°51'45"/27°15'31" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 21.52 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Duruitoarea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Druitory, Duritoarya Veke, Duruitoarea Veche, Duritoarya Veke, Diruitor [Rus], Duruitory, Druitory, Staryye Duruitory | 21.87 | 47°52'38"/27°15'39" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 22.34 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 22.43 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 22.49 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 22.88 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 23.45 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 23.93 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Văratic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Varatik | 24.11 | 47°55'02"/27°15'39" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 24.14 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 24.15 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 24.63 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 24.80 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Druţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Drutsa | 25.64 | 47°57'55"/27°17'50" |
| Călineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kalinesht' [Rus], Kelineshti, Kalineshty [Rus] | 25.74 | 47°33'48"/27°29'09" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 26.46 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 26.95 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Hînceşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gancheshty | 27.20 | 47°32'56"/27°30'08" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 27.30 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Pociumbauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' | 27.31 | 47°59'50"/27°19'19" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 27.33 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 27.84 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 28.30 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 29.60 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Socii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cartofleanca, Kartoflyanka, Novyye Sochi | 29.83 | 47°32'15"/27°38'45" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 29.88 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| 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 | 30.35 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 30.41 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 30.52 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Rediul de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Redyu Vtoroy, Redyu de Zhos | 31.98 | 47°30'36"/27°36'06" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 32.29 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Musteaţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mustyatsa, Mustyatsy | 32.60 | 47°30'41"/27°38'47" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 32.78 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 33.16 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 33.34 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Cuconeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Kukoneshty | 34.12 | 47°58'00"/27°08'54" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 34.42 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 34.84 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 34.87 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Terebna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 35.15 | 48°02'59"/27°15'01" | |
| Onesti II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca | 35.67 | 48°04'00"/27°16'34" |
| Valea Rusului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea Lui Vlad, Valya-Rusuluy | 35.78 | 47°28'26"/27°35'09" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 36.18 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 36.31 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 36.67 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 36.81 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 36.88 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 37.18 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 37.19 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Zabriceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zabrichen, Zăbriceni | 37.24 | 48°04'25"/27°15'09" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 37.39 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Karpach | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corpaci | 37.43 | 48°00'30"/27°08'22" |
| Lucaceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lucăceni [Rom], Lukacheny [Rus], Lukachen' | 37.73 | 47°27'26"/27°35'46" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 38.26 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 38.83 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 38.98 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 39.24 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 39.45 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 39.93 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
