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 Tagancha

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Tagancha Ukr. Kiev Kanev Tahancha [Ukr], Tagancha [Rus], Tahantcha [Yid], Tahańcza [Pol], Tagancza 49°33'57"/31°16'11"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Sakhnivka Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Sakhnovka (Pogrom: 7-8-1919) 13.46 49°31'07"/31°26'30"
Stepantsy Ukr. Kiev Kanev Stepantsi [Ukr], Stepantsy [Rus], Stepnitz [Yid], Stepańce [Pol], Stepancy, Stepanci, Stempenits, Stepenits (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 15.46 49°42'12"/31°17'58"
Korsun'-Shevchenkovskiy Ukr. Kiev Kanev Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyy [Ukr], Korsun'-Shevchenkovskiy [Rus, since 1944], Korsun' [Rus, until 1944], Korsn [Yid], Korsuń Szewczenkowski [Pol], Korsun-Schewtschenkiwskyj [Ger], Karun' Sheychenkovskaya 16.34 49°25'08"/31°15'31"
Kozyn Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kozin 18.64 49°41'57"/31°06'47"
Kozyn 18.64 °00'00"/°00'00"
Maslivka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Maslovka 18.90 49°43'14"/31°09'42"
Derenkivit's Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Derenkovets 19.11 49°26'10"/31°26'37"
Kozarovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kozarivka, Kozorinovka 21.84 49°45'43"/31°15'22"
Steblóv Ukr. Kiev Kanev Stebliv [Ukr], Steblëv [Rus], Steblev [Yid], Steblów [Pol], Steblëv Pervyy 22.20 49°24'03"/31°05'46"
Mironovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Myronivka 22.94 49°39'39"/30°59'14"
Myronivka 22.94 °00'00"/°00'00"
Kaniv Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kaniv [Ukr], Kanëv [Rus], Kanev [Yid], Kaniów [Pol], Kaniew, Kaniev, Kanew, Kaniw 24.82 49°45'06"/31°27'36"
Kidanovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kydanivka 26.45 49°26'32"/30°57'24"
Rossava Ukr. Kiev Kanev Rosava [Ukr], Rossava [Rus], Rosavo [Yid], Rosawa [Pol], Rossawa 26.80 49°41'18"/30°56'57"
Potik Ukr. Kiev Kanev Potek, Potok 27.22 49°45'55"/31°03'02"
Kvitky Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kvitki 28.06 49°18'50"/31°14'36"
Gel'myazov Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Hel'miaziv [Ukr], Gel'myazov [Rus], Helmiazov [Yid], Glemyazovo, Glemiasov (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 28.50 49°49'00"/31°21'00"
Boguslav Ukr. Kiev Kanev Bohuslav [Ukr], Boguslav [Rus], Bohslov [Yid], Bohusław [Pol], Boguslaw, Boslev 28.62 49°32'47"/30°52'27"
Keleberda Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 29.18 49°44'50"/31°33'46"
Prokhorivka Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Prokhorovka 29.19 49°42'44"/31°36'22"
Starocele Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Starosillia, Starosel'ye 29.55 49°24'21"/31°35'48"
Beybusy Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Baibusy 30.33 49°28'19"/31°39'51"
Shenderovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Shenderivka [Ukr], Shenderovka [Rus], Shinderivka [Yid], Szenderówka [Pol], Sheyderovka 30.49 49°20'28"/31°01'39"
Mliiv Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Mleyevo, Mleyev 31.28 49°20'45"/31°32'23"
Isaiki Ukr. Kiev Kanev Isaiky 33.28 49°29'17"/30°49'28"
Gorodishche Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Horodyshche [Ukr], Gorodishche [Rus], Horodishtch [Yid], Horodyszcze [Pol], Horodyschtsche [Ger], Horodysche, Horodysce, Gorodisce, Gorodyszcze, Posëlok Imeni G.I. Petrovskogo, Horodyszcze nad Olszanką (Pogrom: 5-11, 5-12, 1919) 33.31 49°17'21"/31°26'47"
Moshny Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Moshny [Rus, Ukr], Moshne [Yid], Mosny, Dudnitskoye 34.41 49°31'27"/31°44'32"
Karapyshi Ukr. Kiev Kanev Karapishi 35.22 49°38'39"/30°47'46"
Svinarka Ukr. Kiev Cherkassy Petropavlivka 36.56 49°14'29"/31°21'13"
Vil'shana Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Vil'shana [Ukr], Ol'shana [Rus], Vilshaneh [Yid], Olszana [Pol], Vil'shany 39.09 49°12'59"/31°12'38"
Moryntsi Ukr. Kiev Zvenigorodka Morintsy, Morentsy 39.55 49°15'18"/31°00'14"