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 Briceni

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Briceni Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Brichany [Rus], Briceni [Rom], Britsha, [Yid], Bryczany [Pol], Bricheni, Briceni-Târg, Bricheni Targ, Briceni Sat, Bricheni Sat, Berchan, Brichon, Britshani 48°21'46"/27°04'40"

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Grimăncăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Grimăncăuţi [Rom], Grimankautsy [Rus], Grimankoutsy, Grimankauts'-Bayya 3.40 48°23'33"/27°05'20"
Colicăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Colcauti, Kolikoutsy 7.88 48°18'37"/27°08'59"
Trebisăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Trebiskauts' 8.16 48°21'16"/27°11'15"
Bulboaca Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Bulboaca [Mold, Rom], Bolboka [Rus], Bolboaka, Bulboaka, Bolboaca 9.36 48°22'17"/27°12'14"
Caracusenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Caracuseni, Karakushany, Karakushen 10.18 48°16'17"/27°04'22"
Cotiujeni Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Costiceni, Kotyudzhen' 10.51 48°20'50"/26°56'16"
Berlinti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Berlintsy 11.93 48°18'38"/26°56'13"
Mărcăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Marcauti Hotin, Markeutsy, Markovtsy, Markauts' 12.09 48°18'50"/27°13'26"
Balcauti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Balcautii de Jos, Balkauts De Zhos, Balkautsy 12.55 48°17'09"/27°12'06"
Corestăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Korestautsy 14.01 48°21'05"/27°16'00"
Mendikauts' Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Mendicauti, Oleksiivka 14.24 48°24'36"/27°15'26"
Balasinesti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Balasineshty 15.71 48°14'42"/26°57'40"
Volchinets Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Vovchynets 15.75 48°27'20"/26°54'59"
Corjeuti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Corjeuţi [Rom, Mold], Korzhevtsy [Rus], Korzheutsy, Korzheuts' 16.55 48°12'56"/27°02'50"
Romankovtsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Romancauti 16.82 48°29'03"/27°12'51"
Trinca Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Trinka 17.30 48°12'34"/27°06'57"
Larga Mold. Bessarabia Khotin 17.45 48°22'24"/26°50'32"
Cepeleuti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Cepeleuţi [Mold, Rom], Chepeleutsy [Rus], Chepeleuts', Chepeliutsy 18.68 48°18'09"/27°18'50"
Polivanov-Yar Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Polivanov Iar 19.23 48°31'60"/27°01'60"
Hădărăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Hodarauti, Khodoreuts, Khodoroutsy 19.34 48°22'16"/27°20'22"
Hîncăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Ghincauti, Ginkautsi 19.68 48°16'29"/27°18'31"
Hlinaia Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Glina Mare, Glinoya 20.35 48°13'19"/27°15'12"
Molodovo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin 20.81 48°33'00"/27°04'60"
Pererita Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Pereryta 20.86 48°12'30"/26°55'05"
Clocuşna Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Klokushna 21.34 48°25'42"/27°20'59"
Kel'mentsi Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Kel'mentsy 21.49 48°27'54"/26°49'50"
Tetcani Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Tetskany 21.61 48°10'51"/26°58'32"
Feteşti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Feteshty 22.21 48°09'49"/27°05'56"
Lipcani Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Lipcani [Rom, Mold], Lipkany [Rus, Pol], Lipkan [Yid], Lipkon, Lipcani Târg, Lipcany 22.75 48°15'44"/26°48'36"
Gordineşti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Gordineshty, Gordinesti Hotin 23.64 48°09'33"/27°10'11"
Babin Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Babyn, [Ukr], Бабин [Ukr], [Rus], Babino [Rus] 24.28 48°31'29"/26°51'24"
Lopatnic Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Lopatnik 25.38 48°08'06"/27°03'22"
Stara Ushytsya Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Stara Ushytsya [Ukr], Staraya Ushitsa [Rus], Ushitza [Yid], Ushitsa [Rus, until 1829], Uszyca Stara [Pol], Olt-Ishitse 26.16 48°35'54"/27°04'38"
Burlăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Burlaneshty 26.55 48°07'36"/27°07'48"
Ocnita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ocniţa [Rom], Oknitsa [Rus], Oknitse [Yid], Ocniţa-Gară 26.70 48°22'58"/27°26'17"
Sokyryany Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Sokyryany [Ukr], Secureni [Rom], Sekuryany [Rus], Sekuria, [Yid], Sekurjany [Pol], Sokiriany, Sekiryani, Sikuran, Sokorone, Secureni Târg, Sekureni Targ, Târgu Secureni, Sekuren, Sekureni, Sekuryani, Sokyrjany 26.73 48°26'51"/27°25'00"
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 26.99 48°10'20"/27°18'12"
Studenitsa Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Studenitsa [Rus], Studenytsia [Ukr], Studzienica [Pol] 27.24 48°34'60"/26°55'00"
Alexandreni II Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Aleksandreny, Aleksandren' Nouy [Rus] 27.45 48°08'55"/27°15'42"
Drepcăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Drepkovtsy, Drepkautsy 27.72 48°16'24"/26°43'42"
Birladeni Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Barladeni, Barlyadyany, Borladeny 27.85 48°15'54"/27°25'28"
Lenkovtsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Lencauti, Lencauti Hotin, Lenkivtsi 28.44 48°30'26"/26°45'35"
Paladea Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Paladia, Paladiya 28.73 48°14'53"/27°25'33"
Blesteni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Bleshtenautsy 28.93 48°07'13"/27°13'11"
Volodeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Volodyany 28.99 48°06'59"/27°12'18"
Rujnita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] 29.04 48°15'24"/27°26'11"
Grinautsi Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Grinauti Raia 29.05 48°16'49"/27°27'03"
Dingeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Dinzhany, Dynzhany 30.04 48°20'50"/27°29'01"
Ruseni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' 30.76 48°12'06"/27°24'57"
Moshanets Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Mosaneti 30.96 48°28'27"/26°41'36"
Neporotovo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Neporotove [Ukr], Neporotova [Rom], Neporotovo [Rus], Nieporotów [Pol] 31.17 48°36'25"/27°17'09"
Criva Mold. Bessarabia Khotin Kriva 31.66 48°16'26"/26°40'16"
Brinzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Branzeni, Brinzeny, Brynzen, Brynzeny, Brynzyany 31.88 48°05'01"/27°10'30"
Lipnic Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Lipnic [Rom], Lipnik [Rus] 32.43 48°23'42"/27°30'52"
Bolshoi Bereg Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Jewish agri colony, no longer exists, but found on hist. maps. 32.67 48°36'40"/27°18'55"
Perkovtsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Percauti, Perkivtsi 32.87 48°26'52"/26°39'05"
Lomachintsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Lomacineţi [Rom], Lomachyntsi 33.20 48°35'03"/27°22'48"
Kobolchin Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Kobalchin', Cobălein, Kobalchini, Cobălcini 33.39 48°31'00"/27°28'00"
Voloshkova Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Voloshkove [Ukr], Voloshkovo [Rus], Voloșcova [Rom], Wołoszków [Pol], Voloshkova, Voloshkov 33.61 48°28'17"/27°30'10"
Parcova Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Parkova 33.69 48°09'08"/27°24'18"
Birnova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Barnova Soroca, Byrnovo 34.32 48°25'24"/27°32'01"
Zabriceni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zabrichen, Zăbriceni 34.67 48°04'25"/27°15'09"
Kalyus Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kalyus [Ukr, Rus], Kalis [Yid], Kalus [Pol], Kalios, Kolis, Kulus 34.84 48°37'60"/27°19'00"
Levintsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Livyntsi, Levinţi, Levintsi 34.87 48°24'29"/26°36'38"
Ozhevo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Ozheve, Ojeva [Rom], Ozhevo [Rus] 35.77 48°33'23"/27°27'56"
Rediul Mare Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare 35.85 48°13'56"/27°31'15"
Onesti II Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca 36.05 48°04'00"/27°16'34"
Cupcini Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino 36.10 48°06'37"/27°23'02"
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] 36.30 48°02'14"/27°06'32"
Cernoleuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chernolévka 36.36 48°18'44"/27°33'50"
Voronovitsa Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Woronowica, Voronovytsia, Voronovita (Pogrom: 7-10-1919) 36.65 48°32'59"/26°40'07"
Terebna Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy 37.09 48°02'59"/27°15'01"
Kitay Gorod Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kytaihorod [Ukr], Kitay Gorod [Rus], Kitaigorod [Yid], Kitajgród [Pol], Kitai Gorod, Kitaĭgorod, Kitaygorod, Kitay-gorod, Kitared 37.51 48°38'41"/26°47'52"
Mamalyha Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Mamalyga, Mămaliga 38.35 48°15'20"/26°35'07"
Chiurt Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kyurt [Rus] 38.86 48°03'41"/27°20'34"
Naslavcea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Nashlavcha 39.19 48°28'16"/27°34'60"
Karpach Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Corpaci 39.70 48°00'30"/27°08'22"