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 Szorce

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Szorce Pol. Grodno Bialystok Szorcy 53°17'56"/22°40'21"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Zubole Pol. Grodno Bialystok 4.95 53°20'36"/22°40'13"
Trzcianne Pol. Grodno Bialystok Trzcianne [Pol], Trestiny [Yid], Tshchanne [Rus], Tžcianai [Lith], Trzcianny, Trestina, Trostiany, Tshchiana 4.98 53°20'36"/22°40'58"
Peńskie Pol. Grodno Bialystok 9.41 53°18'23"/22°48'49"
Laskowiec Pol. Grodno Bialystok Ljesskowtzy 10.60 53°13'52"/22°33'36"
Zblutowo Pol. Grodno Bialystok 13.94 53°24'40"/22°45'58"
Kramkówka Duża Pol. Grodno Bialystok Kramkėwka Wielka 14.71 53°25'51"/22°41'05"
Knyszyn Pol. Grodno Bialystok Knyszyn [Pol], Knyshin [Rus], Knishin [Yid], Knišinas [Lith], Knyshyn [Bel], Knisin, Kniszyn 16.66 53°18'48"/22°55'19"
Hornostaje Pol. Grodno Bialystok 16.67 53°25'53"/22°47'21"
Kobuzie Pol. Grodno Bialystok 17.29 53°14'46"/22°55'02"
Chraboly Pol. Grodno Bialystok 21.02 53°16'27"/22°59'10"
Goniadz Pol. Grodno Bialystok Goniądz [Pol], Goniondzh [Yid], Gonyendz [Rus], Gonyadz, Gonyandz, Gonyondz, Gonyondzh, Goniondz 21.47 53°29'18"/22°44'04"
Jasionowka Pol. Grodno Bialystok Jasionówka [Pol], Yashinovka [Yid], Yasienuvka [Rus], Yashinefke 24.99 53°23'28"/23°00'57"
Choroszcz Pol. Grodno Bialystok Choroszcz [Pol], Choroshtch [Yid], Khoroshch [Rus], Choroszcza 26.83 53°08'53"/22°59'13"
Jaświły Pol. Grodno Bialystok Jaświty 27.15 53°28'43"/22°56'58"
Wroceń Pol. Grodno Bialystok Wrocień, Wrocieny 27.87 53°31'40"/22°50'35"
Krukowszczyzna Pol. Grodno Sokolka 30.16 53°25'09"/23°04'47"
Korycin Pol. Grodno Sokolka Korycin [Pol], Kartchin [Yid], Korytsin [Rus], Karitchin 32.07 53°26'43"/23°05'19"
Starosielce Pol. Grodno Bialystok Bialystok Starosielce, (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 32.52 53°08'01"/23°04'31"
Bacieczki Pol. Grodno Bialystok 32.92 53°09'00"/23°06'00"
Oleszkowo Pol. Grodno Sokolka 34.01 53°19'20"/23°10'58"
Białystok Pol. Grodno Bialystok Białystok [Pol], Byalistok [Yid], Belostok [Rus], Belastok [Bel], Balstogė [Lith], Bjalistoka [Latv], Bialistok, Bielastok (Pogrom 6-1-1906) 36.74 53°07'60"/23°09'00"
Wasilkow Pol. Grodno Sokolka Wasilków [Pol], Vashilkova [Yid], Vasil'kuv [Rus], Vashilkuv, Vasilkov, Vashlkove 37.19 53°12'04"/23°12'25"
Zalesiany Pol. Grodno Bialystok 37.91 53°03'13"/23°04'03"