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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 4.33 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 6.27 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 6.60 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 8.02 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 9.80 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 9.83 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 10.93 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 11.00 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 11.44 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 13.13 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 13.72 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 14.18 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 14.95 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 16.13 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 16.27 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 16.36 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 16.45 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 17.02 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 17.54 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 17.68 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 18.20 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 18.67 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 18.77 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 18.95 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 19.23 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 19.84 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 20.73 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 20.93 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 21.17 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 21.52 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 21.57 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 22.34 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 22.57 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 23.39 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 23.44 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 23.58 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 24.00 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 24.58 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 25.09 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 25.18 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 25.23 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 25.28 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 25.57 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 25.61 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 25.72 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| 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 | 25.83 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 25.86 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 25.97 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 26.31 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Cornesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti | 26.57 | 47°21'31"/28°00'29" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 26.86 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 26.97 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 27.03 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 27.23 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 27.24 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 27.66 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 27.68 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 27.74 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 27.77 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 27.90 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 27.91 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 28.16 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 28.51 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Bahmut | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bakhmut | 28.58 | 47°19'25"/28°06'52" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 28.70 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 29.18 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 29.32 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 29.41 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Hîrboveţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gerbovets, Harbovat | 29.57 | 47°20'25"/28°18'42" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 29.72 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 30.83 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 30.87 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 30.92 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 31.56 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 31.63 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 31.65 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 31.71 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 32.17 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 32.29 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 32.69 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Buşila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stynzhineny, Bushili, Bushila | 32.71 | 47°23'21"/27°48'36" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 32.78 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Rădenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radeni Vek, Staryye Redeny, Radoya | 32.81 | 47°18'03"/28°00'02" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 32.94 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 33.00 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 33.23 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 33.56 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Sipoteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sipoteny | 33.62 | 47°16'48"/28°11'48" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 34.18 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 34.63 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 35.05 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 35.27 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Chirileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kirileny | 35.31 | 47°22'48"/27°46'35" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 35.47 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Pirlita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pîrliţa [Mold], Pârliţa [Rom], Pyrlitsa [Rus], Perlitz [Yid], Pirlitz, Pârliţi, Pyrlitsa Satul, Pârliţa-Targ (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 35.50 | 47°19'04"/27°52'19" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 35.76 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 35.80 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 36.20 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 36.21 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 36.44 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 36.45 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 36.55 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Temeleuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Temelenti Lapusna, Temeleuts, Temeleutsy | 36.62 | 47°15'14"/28°04'24" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 36.95 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 37.06 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stol'nicheny | 37.21 | 47°24'40"/27°42'50" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 37.21 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Socii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cartofleanca, Kartoflyanka, Novyye Sochi | 37.49 | 47°32'15"/27°38'45" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 37.72 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 37.81 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Musteaţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mustyatsa, Mustyatsy | 37.93 | 47°30'41"/27°38'47" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 38.04 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 38.09 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 38.22 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Cioropcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Vechi, Staryye Choropkany | 38.33 | 47°23'39"/27°42'42" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 38.40 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Peticheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Peticeni | 38.43 | 47°14'13"/28°12'21" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 38.55 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 38.65 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 38.68 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Novyye Choropkany | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Noui, Halta Novi Cioropcani | 38.97 | 47°23'26"/27°42'18" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 39.00 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 39.12 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 39.14 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 39.24 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 39.31 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 39.33 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
