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 Taraclia

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Taraclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tighina 46°34'04"/29°07'05"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
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Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baymakliya 2.91 46°35'22"/29°05'47"
Petrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Ceaga, Petrivka 7.88 46°30'24"/29°10'12"
Batir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Batar, Batyr 8.87 46°34'33"/29°00'09"
Troiţcoe Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Troita, Troitskoye 9.21 46°30'49"/29°01'37"
Sălcuţa Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Salkutsa 10.46 46°35'43"/29°14'56"
Vysochanskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lac, Lak, Vysochanske 10.82 46°29'08"/29°02'33"
Ciufleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chufleshty 10.84 46°37'22"/29°00'03"
Tarutino Nou Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Tarutino Nou, Novoye Torutino 11.04 46°28'07"/29°07'29"
Coşcalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cascalia, Kashkaliya 13.42 46°41'08"/29°09'25"
Căinari Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kaynari, Dumbraveny, Keinari, Kainara, Kaynary 13.77 46°40'55"/29°02'54"
Mihailovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka 14.48 46°33'09"/28°55'48"
Tocuz Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tokuz 14.62 46°31'35"/29°17'58"
Selemet Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 14.69 46°34'40"/28°55'35"
Iserlia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya 15.57 46°29'04"/28°57'17"
Marianca de Sus Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Verkhnyaya Mar'yanovka 17.32 46°38'48"/29°18'49"
Opaci Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Opachi 17.66 46°34'51"/29°20'54"
Zaim Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zayn, Zayim 18.50 46°37'10"/29°20'54"
Sturzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ucrainca, Ukrayinka, Cărbuna 19.30 46°25'56"/29°16'32"
Zolotievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zoloteanca, Zolotiyevka 19.72 46°44'18"/29°11'21"
Gangura Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 20.22 46°43'59"/29°00'27"
Cărbuna Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karbuna 20.32 46°42'42"/28°57'14"
Lisne Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lisne [Ukr], Manzyr [Rus, until 1946], Lesnoye [Rus, since 1946], Manzâr [Rom], Manzîr, Manzir, Grafinya 21.00 46°28'11"/29°21'09"
Yevgenovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Evghenita, Yevgen'yevka, Yevhenivka, 21.10 46°23'13"/29°12'06"
Nadrechnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Nadrichne, Cioara Murza, Cioara Murzei, Charamurza, Choara-Murzey 21.68 46°22'23"/29°06'28"
Sadaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sadakliya 22.55 46°26'55"/28°52'47"
Yelizavetovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Gura Veylon, Gura-Veylor, Gura Văilor, Yelyzavetivka 22.62 46°23'46"/29°16'34"
Carabetovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni 23.11 46°24'50"/28°54'54"
Săiţi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saitsy 23.16 46°29'51"/29°24'11"
Sahaidac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sagaydak, Sagaidac 23.30 46°39'44"/28°50'45"
Causeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Causani, Causani Noui, Causani Novi, Causanii Noui, Kausany, Kaushany, Koshany 23.67 46°38'12"/29°24'40"
Bogdanovca Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka 24.73 46°28'28"/28°49'29"
Iordanovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iordaneni, Iordanovka 25.25 46°23'34"/28°54'28"
Brezoaia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Brezoaja, Brezoaya, Brezoya 26.39 46°31'20"/29°27'24"
Abaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Abaclia [Mold, Rom], Abakliya [Rus], Abaklydzhaba [Rus], Абаклия [Rus] 26.72 46°21'37"/28°56'32"
Porumbrei Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mitropolit, Porumbrey 26.92 46°41'22"/28°48'47"
Yur'yevka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Răileni, Raylen' 27.08 46°21'26"/29°17'43"
Cimislia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. 27.42 46°31'36"/28°45'52"
Răzeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' 27.87 46°46'08"/28°53'59"
Geamănă Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dzhamany 28.25 46°49'17"/29°08'22"
Ecaterinovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka 28.39 46°35'00"/28°44'50"
Tănătari Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tanatary 28.69 46°43'33"/29°24'55"
Basarabeasca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Basarabeasca [Mold], Romanovca [Rom], Romanovka [Rus, until 1957], Bessarabka [Rus, since 1957], Romynesht', Româneşti, Romaneshti, Romanovo, Bessarabskaya, Bessarabskiy (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 28.80 46°19'54"/28°57'49"
Aleksandrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Alexandreni, Aleksandrovka 29.02 46°26'27"/29°26'57"
Puhoi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Pugoy 29.07 46°49'24"/29°02'13"
Budăi Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bude, Budey, Budei 29.35 46°48'46"/28°58'27"
Lambrivka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lambrivka [Ukr], Lambrovka [Rus], Lambrovca [Rom], Lumbravka, Gofman, Gofmana, Fol'vark Gofmana, Ungravka 30.02 46°19'31"/29°17'26"
Ermoclia Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Yermokliya 30.15 46°34'50"/29°30'43"
Cirnăţeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirnatsen, Kirnetseni, Kirnatsany [Rus], Kirnatseny, Cârnăţeni 30.23 46°39'16"/29°29'35"
Cigîrleni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Chigirleni, Chigirleny 30.47 46°45'22"/28°49'41"
Serpnevoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Serpneve [Ukr], Leipțig [Rom], Serpnevoye [Rus], Leipzig [Ger] 30.60 46°18'03"/29°01'14"
Fîrlădeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Farladani Tighina, Farladeny, Farladyany 30.99 46°47'20"/29°21'55"
Borodino Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Saka, Borodinskaya 31.12 46°18'07"/29°14'42"
Ciucur-Mingir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir 31.25 46°26'20"/28°45'19"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 31.98 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Popeasca Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Popovka, Polyaska, Palanca 32.01 46°35'60"/29°32'03"
Nadezhdovka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Khofnungstal', Hofnungstal, Karaday, Gofnungstal', Nadezhdovka, Urochishche Nadezhdovka [Rus], 33.10 46°19'00"/29°21'00"
Horeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Goreshty 34.15 46°49'31"/28°52'27"
Feşteliţa Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Feshtelitsa 34.41 46°32'36"/29°33'60"
Chircaiesti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chircaesti, Kirkayeshty 35.39 46°43'09"/29°31'33"
Anenii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Novo Aneny 35.67 46°52'42"/29°14'05"
Moleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Moleshty, Malayeshty 35.70 46°47'15"/28°46'37"
Hîrbovăţ Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Garbova, Garbovat, Gyrbovets 35.73 46°50'35"/29°21'36"
Podgornoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Culmea, Pidhirne, Kul'mskaya, Madar 35.86 46°14'58"/29°02'36"
Zimbreni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Zembreni, Zembreny 36.60 46°50'20"/28°50'45"
Ţînţăreni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tseptsereni, Tsyntsareny, Tsyntsaren', Tantărem 37.28 46°54'10"/29°08'07"
Leuntea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Leont'yevo, Leontina 37.54 46°39'51"/29°35'21"
Mereni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mereny, Miren, Mireni 37.69 46°40'25"/28°38'57"
Ivanovca Noua Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ioneasca, Ionyaska 37.70 46°44'44"/28°41'51"
Starosel'ye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Frumusica Veche, Staroselia, Staroselja, Starosillia, Oknitsa 37.93 46°19'38"/29°28'08"
Berezino Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Stantsiia Berezyne, Berezyne, Stantsiya Berezino 38.07 46°13'52"/29°12'25"
Ialpugeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) 38.14 46°35'07"/28°37'11"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 38.20 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 38.41 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Javgur Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zhavgur, Iavgur 38.58 46°32'23"/28°36'54"
Krasnyanka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Urochishche Krasnyanka, Frumushika Noua 39.81 46°16'28"/29°24'56"
Vesólaya Dolina Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Klyastits, Cleaşniţa, Kleshnitsa, Klyastitskaya, Vesela Dolyna 39.85 46°14'15"/29°19'11"