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 Alexandreni I
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 3.81 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 4.40 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 5.47 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 8.03 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 9.38 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 10.03 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 10.34 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 10.98 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 11.15 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 11.59 | 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 | 12.13 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 12.57 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 13.59 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 13.99 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 14.02 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 14.34 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 15.66 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 15.72 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 16.32 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 16.79 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 16.99 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 17.25 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 17.57 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 17.88 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 18.93 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 19.23 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 19.41 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 19.62 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 19.67 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 19.90 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 20.47 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 21.54 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 21.97 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 22.06 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 22.31 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 22.67 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 22.94 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 23.04 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 23.60 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 23.75 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 24.14 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 24.14 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 24.28 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 24.29 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 25.25 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 25.45 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 25.72 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 26.08 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 26.41 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 26.82 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 26.83 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 26.88 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 27.34 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 27.93 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 27.97 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 28.18 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 29.36 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 29.40 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 29.59 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 30.08 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 30.43 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 31.15 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 31.30 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 31.48 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 31.52 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 31.89 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 31.94 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 32.16 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 32.28 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 32.37 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 32.46 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 32.55 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 33.03 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 33.40 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 33.89 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 34.24 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 34.26 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 34.29 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 34.71 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 34.72 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 34.90 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 35.08 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 35.39 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 35.42 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 35.43 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 35.61 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 35.88 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 36.00 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 36.24 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 36.31 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 36.36 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 36.43 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 36.50 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 36.51 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 36.65 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 36.74 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 36.83 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 37.39 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 37.47 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 37.91 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 38.31 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 38.58 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 38.70 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 39.42 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 39.53 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 39.69 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 39.69 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 39.78 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 39.88 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 39.92 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
