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 Tarutyne

Matching Town Modern
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Pale
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District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Tarutyne Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Tarutyne [Ukr], Tarutino [Rus, Pol, Ger], Tarutina [Rom], Antchikrok [Yid], Antshikrak, Anciokrak, Anciocrac, Ancecrac, Anchokrak, Tarutinskaya 46°11'11"/29°09'01"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Maloyaroslavets Vtoroy Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Alt Possad, Malu Mic, Maloiaroslavets Druhyi, Borshtal', Maloyaroslavets Vtoroy 5.96 46°09'24"/29°05'08"
Berezino Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Stantsiia Berezyne, Berezyne, Stantsiya Berezino 6.61 46°13'52"/29°12'25"
Podgornoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Culmea, Pidhirne, Kul'mskaya, Madar 10.81 46°14'58"/29°02'36"
Vesólaya Dolina Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Klyastits, Cleaşniţa, Kleshnitsa, Klyastitskaya, Vesela Dolyna 14.22 46°14'15"/29°19'11"
Borodino Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Saka, Borodinskaya 14.77 46°18'07"/29°14'42"
Tvardiţa Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Tvarditsa 14.89 46°08'54"/28°57'54"
Maloyaroslavets Pervyy Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Malu Mare, Maloiaroslavets Pershyi 15.89 46°05'10"/29°00'12"
Yarovoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Diulmeni, Dyul'men', Yarove 15.98 46°02'50"/29°05'55"
Chiriet-Lunga Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Chiriet Lunga, Kiriyet-Lunga 15.99 46°12'33"/28°56'43"
Luzhanka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Catzbach, Katsbakhskaya, Katsbakh, 16.17 46°02'37"/29°11'30"
Serpnevoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Serpneve [Ukr], Leipțig [Rom], Serpnevoye [Rus], Leipzig [Ger] 16.18 46°18'03"/29°01'14"
Vesólyy Kut Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Paris, Vesëlyy Kut, Parizh, Veselyi Kut 18.54 46°03'06"/29°17'31"
Lambrivka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lambrivka [Ukr], Lambrovka [Rus], Lambrovca [Rom], Lumbravka, Gofman, Gofmana, Fol'vark Gofmana, Ungravka 18.85 46°19'31"/29°17'26"
Rovnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Rovna, Rovnoje, Rivne, Cuporan, Kuporani 19.09 46°00'53"/29°08'29"
Nadrechnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Nadrichne, Cioara Murza, Cioara Murzei, Charamurza, Choara-Murzey 21.02 46°22'23"/29°06'28"
Nadezhdovka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Khofnungstal', Hofnungstal, Karaday, Gofnungstal', Nadezhdovka, Urochishche Nadezhdovka [Rus], 21.12 46°19'00"/29°21'00"
Joltai Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Djoltai, Dzholtay, Zholtay 21.38 46°10'45"/28°52'22"
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) 21.62 46°19'54"/28°57'49"
Yur'yevka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Răileni, Raylen' 22.02 46°21'26"/29°17'43"
Besghioz Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bes Ghioz, Beshgioz 22.52 46°07'09"/28°52'28"
Krasnyanka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Urochishche Krasnyanka, Frumushika Noua 22.64 46°16'28"/29°24'56"
Yevgenovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Evghenita, Yevgen'yevka, Yevhenivka, 22.66 46°23'13"/29°12'06"
Vol'noye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Iserlia, Vilne 23.72 45°59'06"/29°02'56"
Valea Perjei Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Valea Perjei Noua, Valya-Perzhiy Noue 24.50 46°01'44"/28°55'40"
Avdarma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 25.09 46°15'06"/28°50'17"
Abaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Abaclia [Mold, Rom], Abakliya [Rus], Abaklydzhaba [Rus], Абаклия [Rus] 25.09 46°21'37"/28°56'32"
Yelizavetovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Gura Veylon, Gura-Veylor, Gura Văilor, Yelyzavetivka 25.24 46°23'46"/29°16'34"
Ceadir-Lunga Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ceadar Lunga, Chadyr Lunga 28.25 46°03'42"/28°49'51"
Sturzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ucrainca, Ukrayinka, Cărbuna 29.00 46°25'56"/29°16'32"
Starosel'ye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Frumusica Veche, Staroselia, Staroselja, Starosillia, Oknitsa 29.08 46°19'38"/29°28'08"
Ferapontievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ferapont'yevka, Ferapontivka 29.38 46°13'57"/28°46'28"
Iordanovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iordaneni, Iordanovka 29.58 46°23'34"/28°54'28"
Novaya Ivanovka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Ivanestii Noui, Nova Ivanivka, Ivanovka-Bolgarskaya 30.58 45°54'56"/29°04'52"
Gaidar Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Gaidari, Gaydar, Gaydary 30.83 46°06'30"/28°45'58"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 31.09 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Carabetovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni 31.10 46°24'50"/28°54'54"
Artsyz Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Arciz, Artsiz, Artziz, Akkerman 31.25 45°58'49"/29°25'34"
Tarutino Nou Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Tarutino Nou, Novoye Torutino 31.45 46°28'07"/29°07'29"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 32.26 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Chervono-Glinskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Briyenn, Briyeni, Brleni, Brieni, Brienska 32.75 45°58'00"/29°25'60"
Vysochanskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lac, Lak, Vysochanske 34.30 46°29'08"/29°02'33"
Pryamobalka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Denevitz 34.68 45°53'32"/29°18'01"
Lisne Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lisne [Ukr], Manzyr [Rus, until 1946], Lesnoye [Rus, since 1946], Manzâr [Rom], Manzîr, Manzir, Grafinya 35.14 46°28'11"/29°21'09"
Svetlodolinskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Svitlodolynske, Lichtental, Likhtental', Tret'ya Step', Tretia Stepi 35.29 46°05'29"/29°35'14"
Petrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Ceaga, Petrivka 35.66 46°30'24"/29°10'12"
Sadaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sadakliya 35.80 46°26'55"/28°52'47"
Pavlovka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Pawlowka, Pavlivka 36.15 45°57'46"/29°29'27"
Iserlia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya 36.39 46°29'04"/28°57'17"
Aleksandrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Alexandreni, Aleksandrovka 36.43 46°26'27"/29°26'57"
Corten Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chirutnea, Kirotnya, Korten, Kerutnya 37.21 46°00'54"/28°44'09"
Troiţcoe Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Troita, Troitskoye 37.60 46°30'49"/29°01'37"
Baurci-Moldoveni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baurcei, Baurchi 37.87 46°05'46"/28°40'35"
Mirnopol'ye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Friedensfeld, Myrnopillia, 38.09 46°09'49"/29°38'38"
Besalma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshalma 38.80 46°10'09"/28°38'49"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 39.00 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Tocuz Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tokuz 39.50 46°31'35"/29°17'58"
Săiţi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saitsy 39.67 46°29'51"/29°24'11"
Zadunayevka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Dundreanca 39.76 45°49'48"/29°06'22"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 39.84 46°17'41"/28°39'23"