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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 2.38 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 4.95 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 5.56 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 8.37 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 8.73 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 9.24 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 9.49 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 9.95 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 10.36 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 11.35 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 13.26 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Druţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Drutsa | 13.36 | 47°57'55"/27°17'50" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 13.50 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Pociumbauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' | 13.68 | 47°59'50"/27°19'19" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 13.82 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 14.60 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Văratic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Varatik | 14.95 | 47°55'02"/27°15'39" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 15.03 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Duruitoarea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Druitory, Duritoarya Veke, Duruitoarea Veche, Duritoarya Veke, Diruitor [Rus], Duruitory, Druitory, Staryye Duruitory | 15.60 | 47°52'38"/27°15'39" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 15.99 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 16.11 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Proscureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Proskuren, Proskuryany | 16.30 | 47°51'45"/27°15'31" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 16.35 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 16.36 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Păscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Paskautsy | 16.40 | 47°50'06"/27°16'43" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 16.40 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Costesti Balti, Kostesht, Kosteshty | 16.42 | 47°51'28"/27°15'34" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 16.44 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 17.72 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 17.93 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 18.30 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 18.99 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 19.28 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 19.31 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 19.65 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Braniste | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Braneshty, Branistea, Branişte | 20.40 | 47°47'54"/27°15'11" |
| Avrameni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Avrameny | 20.69 | 47°47'06"/27°15'57" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 21.35 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Terebna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 21.55 | 48°02'59"/27°15'01" | |
| Onesti II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca | 21.62 | 48°04'00"/27°16'34" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 22.02 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 22.05 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 22.23 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Zabriceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zabrichen, Zăbriceni | 23.32 | 48°04'25"/27°15'09" |
| Cuconeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Kukoneshty | 23.95 | 47°58'00"/27°08'54" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 24.21 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 26.00 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Karpach | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corpaci | 26.02 | 48°00'30"/27°08'22" |
| Balatina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bolotino | 26.26 | 47°41'41"/27°20'37" |
| Parcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parkova | 26.49 | 48°09'08"/27°24'18" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 26.78 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 27.27 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 27.38 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 27.53 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 27.98 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Brinzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Branzeni, Brinzeny, Brynzen, Brynzeny, Brynzyany | 28.22 | 48°05'01"/27°10'30" |
| Ciuciulea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuchulya | 28.75 | 47°39'32"/27°29'05" |
| Blesteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bleshtenautsy | 28.88 | 48°07'13"/27°13'11" |
| Volodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Volodyany | 29.23 | 48°06'59"/27°12'18" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 29.30 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Badragii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Bădragii Vechi [Mold], Badradzhi-Vek' [Rus], Staryy Badrazh [Rus], Băgragii Vechi [Mold], Badragii-Vechi, Staryye Badrazhi [Rus], Старые Бадражи [Rus] | 29.42 | 48°02'14"/27°06'32" |
| Cuhneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kukhneshty | 29.66 | 47°39'24"/27°22'28" |
| Alexandreni II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Aleksandreny, Aleksandren' Nouy [Rus] | 29.71 | 48°08'55"/27°15'42" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 29.97 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 30.22 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 30.24 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 30.27 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Tomeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tompeshti Vek' | 30.57 | 47°39'19"/27°20'11" |
| Edinet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Edineţ [Rom], Edinets [Mold], Edintsy [Rus], Yedinets [Yid], Jedeńcy [Pol], Edineti, Ediniţa, Edinita Targ, Ediniţa-Târg, Jedyńce, Jedincy, Yedintsy, Yedinits, Yedintzi, Yedinitz, Yedintsy-Tyrg | 30.69 | 48°10'20"/27°18'12" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 31.09 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 31.42 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 31.42 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Ruseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' | 31.84 | 48°12'06"/27°24'57" |
| Viişoara | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Viishoara, Vinshoara, Viishora, Viyshoara | 33.35 | 47°37'02"/27°26'53" |
| Burlăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Burlaneshty | 33.92 | 48°07'36"/27°07'48" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 33.96 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Gordineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Gordineshty, Gordinesti Hotin | 34.57 | 48°09'33"/27°10'11" |
| Rediul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare | 35.31 | 48°13'56"/27°31'15" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 35.42 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 35.48 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 35.73 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 36.15 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 36.53 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 36.64 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 36.70 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 36.76 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 36.86 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 36.88 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Paladea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Paladia, Paladiya | 36.89 | 48°14'53"/27°25'33" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 36.92 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Hlinaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Glina Mare, Glinoya | 37.25 | 48°13'19"/27°15'12" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 37.27 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 37.41 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 37.53 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Rujnita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] | 37.80 | 48°15'24"/27°26'11" |
| Feteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Feteshty | 38.44 | 48°09'49"/27°05'56" |
| Lopatnic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Lopatnik | 38.68 | 48°08'06"/27°03'22" |
| Birladeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Barladeni, Barlyadyany, Borladeny | 38.78 | 48°15'54"/27°25'28" |
| 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 | 38.90 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 39.25 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 39.38 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Călineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kalinesht' [Rus], Kelineshti, Kalineshty [Rus] | 39.39 | 47°33'48"/27°29'09" |
