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 Talachyn

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Talachyn Bel. Mogilev Senno Talachyn [Bel], Tolochin [Rus], Tolotchin [Yid], Tołoczyn [Pol], Tolochino, Tałačyn 54°24'36"/29°41'37"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Matievo Bel. Mogilev Senno Matiyëvo 4.82 54°23'36"/29°37'29"
Sloveni Bel. Mogilev Senno Sloveni [Rus], Slaveni [Bel], Słowenia [Pol], Slavyeni, Słowieni, Słavieni 13.37 54°20'36"/29°31'18"
Kruhlaye Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Kruhlaye [Bel], Krugloye [Rus], Krugla [Yid], Kruhłoje [Pol], Kruhłaje, Krugloje, Krugloe, Kruglae, Kruhłe, Krula 18.65 54°15'11"/29°47'45"
Petrashi Bel. Mogilev Senno Petrashy, Petraszy 19.61 54°34'18"/29°34'21"
Kokhanovo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Kokhanovo [Rus], Kochanov [Yid], Kochanaŭ [Bel], Kochanowo [Pol], Kochanava 20.74 54°27'40"/30°00'06"
Krucha Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Krucha [Rus], Kruča [Bel], Krutshe [Yid], Krucza [Pol] 20.82 54°14'36"/29°32'50"
Abol'tsy Bel. Mogilev Orsha Abol'tsy [Bel], Oboltsy [Rus], Oboltzi [Yid], Obolce [Pol], Obl'tsy, Abol'cy, Aboltsy 22.28 54°35'42"/29°49'34"
Gorozhonovo Bel. Mogilev Senno Gorozhony, Garazhony (Jewish agri col. 1837) 23.19 54°16'44"/29°24'54"
Obchuga Bel. Mogilev Senno Obchuga [Rus], Abčuha [Bel], Obczuha [Pol], Abchuha 23.79 54°29'54"/29°21'30"
Gritsevo Bel. Mogilev Orsha Jewish agri col. 1836. (Not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 27.33 54°24'14"/30°06'57"
Bobr Bel. Mogilev Senno Bobr [Rus, Bel], Bober [Yid], Bóbr [Pol] 28.33 54°20'24"/29°16'22"
Teterin Russ. Mogilev Mogilev Teterin [Rus], Teteryn [Pol], Teterino 28.63 54°09'19"/29°45'37"
Starasel'lye Bel. Mogilev Orsha Starasel'lye [Bel], Starosel'ye [Rus], Strashelye [Yid], Starosiele [Pol], Starosele, Staroselia, Staresiele, Staroselje, Starasielle 28.63 54°19'11"/30°06'27"
Sanezhniki Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Sinichenka, Sinichki 29.09 54°24'52"/29°14'38"
Budno Bel. Mogilev Senno Budna 31.21 54°41'09"/29°46'53"
Smolyany Bel. Mogilev Orsha Smalyany [Bel], Smolyany [Rus], Smolia, [Yid], Smolany [Pol], Smalany, Smoliany, Smolyani, Smoljany, Smaljani, Smaĺjany, Shmilyan 31.83 54°35'55"/30°03'52"
Chernyavka Bel. Minsk Borisov 32.42 54°16'44"/29°14'47"
Chernyavka Bel. Minsk Borisov 32.42 54°16'44"/29°14'47"
Shepelevichi Russ. Mogilev Mogilev Shepelevichi [Rus], Shapyalevichy [Bel], Szepielewicze [Pol] 32.78 54°07'31"/29°33'45"
Kalinovka Bel. Mogilev Orsha Jewish agri col. 1836. (Not visible on Google, but found on hist. maps) 33.47 54°17'38"/30°10'13"
Chereya Bel. Mogilev Senno Chereya [Rus], Èareja [Bel], Czereja [Pol] 34.98 54°36'47"/29°16'47"
Kolodnitsa Bel. Mogilev Senno Kotodnica 35.84 54°32'59"/29°11'37"
Krupki Bel. Mogilev Senno Krupki [Rus, Bel], Krupka [Yid, Pol] 37.45 54°19'04"/29°08'15"
Kopys' Bel. Mogilev Gorki Kopys' [Rus], Kapust [Yid], Kopyś [Bel, Pol], Kopust, Kopis 39.84 54°19'20"/30°17'23"