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 Sychi

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Sychi Bel. Grodno Brest Sycze 52°12'55"/23°27'58"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Kleyniki Bel. Grodno Brest Klejniki 12.40 52°08'28"/23°36'07"
Volchin Bel. Grodno Brest Voltchin, Wołczy, [Pol], Voltchi, [Yid], Vowchyn, 13.08 52°17'04"/23°18'39"
Vysokoye Bel. Grodno Brest Vysokaye [Bel], Vysokoye [Rus], Wysokie Litewskie [Pol], Visoka Litovsk [Yid], Visoka D'Lita, Visoke Dlita, Visoke Litovsk, Vysoko-Litovsk, Wysoki Litovsk, Visokie-Litevskie, Visokoya, Vysokae 18.48 52°22'15"/23°22'15"
Chernavchitsy Bel. Grodno Brest Chernavchitsy [Rus], Czarnawczyce [Pol], Čarnaŭčycy [Bel], Chernavchitse, Charnawchytsy, Charnaŭchytsy 18.69 52°13'10"/23°44'25"
Ryasno Bel. Grodno Brest Rašna, Rjasna, Rosni 19.77 52°23'27"/23°25'16"
Brest Bel. Grodno Brest Brest [Bel], Brest Litovsk [Rus], Brześć Litewski [Pol], Brześć nad Bugiem [Pol, 1918-39], Brisk [Yid], Brasta [Lith], Brest Litowsk, Brisk Dlita, Brisk de-Lita, Brześć-Litewsk, Brist nad Bugie, Bzheshch nad Bugyem, Bieraście 20.00 52°05'51"/23°41'16"
Niemirow Pol. Grodno Bielsk Niemirów [Pol], Nemiruv [Rus], Nemirova [Yid], Niemirowo 22.04 52°17'09"/23°09'49"
Voyskaya Bel. Grodno Brest Voyska, Wojska 24.19 52°24'39"/23°37'21"
Vidomlya Bel. Grodno Brest Widomla, Vidamlya 25.12 52°19'39"/23°47'12"
Kosiche Vel'ke Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Kosicze Wielkie, Kosichy, Bol'shiye Kosichi 25.81 52°08'05"/23°49'16"
Kopyly Bel. Grodno Brest 28.10 52°28'04"/23°27'21"
Podles'ye Bel. Grodno Brest Podlesie 28.10 52°17'24"/23°51'38"
Verkhovichi Bel. Grodno Brest Wierzchowice 28.52 52°28'13"/23°30'39"
Zamosty Bel. Grodno Brest Zamosty [Rus, Pol, Bel], Zamost'ye 30.61 52°24'00"/23°48'00"
Mielnik Pol. Grodno Bielsk Mielnik [Pol], Melnik [Yid] 31.05 52°19'38"/23°02'54"
Lotovo Bel. Grodno Brest Lotovo [Rus], Łotowo [Pol], Łotowa (found on hist. maps but not Google) 31.11 52°25'21"/23°46'26"
Kamyanyets Bel. Grodno Brest Kamyanyets [Bel], Kamenets [Rus], Kamieniec Litewski [Pol], Kamenets Litovsk [Yid], Kamianiec, Kameniec, Kamenetz, Komenitz, Komenitz D Lita, Kamyenyets Litevski, Kamenets-Litevski, Kamenets-Litovskiy 31.12 52°24'00"/23°48'36"
Zabolot'ye Bel. Grodno Brest Zabalatstsye, Zablotse 31.71 52°03'36"/23°51'21"
Bulkovo Bel. Grodno Kobrin Bulkowo, Bul'kovo, Bul'koro 33.85 52°07'15"/23°56'17"
Czeremcha Pol. Grodno Brest 34.43 52°31'00"/23°21'00"
Nurzec Pol. Grodno Brest 35.19 52°28'38"/23°10'31"
Rokitnitsa Bel. Grodno Kobrin Rokitnica, Rakitnitsa 36.64 52°08'05"/23°59'14"
Zhabinka Bel. Grodno Kobrin Zhabinka [Rus, Yid], Żabinka [Pol], Žabinka [Bel], Zabinaa, Stara Sabinka 37.14 52°11'55"/24°00'38"
Żerczyce Pol. Grodno Bielsk 38.85 52°28'27"/23°04'56"
Oksiutycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 39.61 52°24'48"/22°58'55"