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 Tolmachëvo

Matching Town Modern
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Tolmachëvo Bel. Minsk Mozyr Tołmaczewo 52°02'08"/27°32'48"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Korotichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Korotycze 2.52 52°00'46"/27°32'42"
Lutki Bel. Minsk Mozyr 3.25 52°01'39"/27°35'33"
Ol'gomel' Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Ozdamicze 4.58 52°02'49"/27°28'57"
Malyy Malyshev Bel. Minsk Mozyr Malyy Malyshev, Maleszewo Małe, Maly Malyshev 5.83 52°05'16"/27°32'25"
Khil'chitsy Bel. Minsk Mozyr Khil'chitsy [Rus], Khil'chytsy [Bel] 6.13 52°01'43"/27°38'08"
Tereblichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Tereblicze, Tsyerablichy 7.67 52°00'52"/27°26'24"
Tsyerablichy Bel. Minsk Mozyr Tserablichy, Tereblichi [Rus], Tereblicze [Pol] 7.67 52°00'52"/27°26'24"
Rychow Bel. Minsk Mozyr Rychov, Rychev 10.66 52°00'48"/27°41'54"
Semigostichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Semikhostiche, Siemihoscicze, Syamihostsichy 10.70 52°05'42"/27°25'25"
Rydcha Bel. Minsk Mozyr 11.43 52°01'56"/27°42'49"
Mochula Bel. Minsk Mozyr Moczula, Mochul' 13.16 52°01'03"/27°21'24"
Turov Bel. Minsk Mozyr Turov [Rus], Turev [Yid], Turaŭ [Bel], Turów [Pol], Turaw, Toorof 13.38 52°04'06"/27°44'06"
Remel' Bel. Minsk Mozyr Remel' [Rus, Bel], Remel [Pol], Romel', Ramel', Remiel 14.18 52°02'27"/27°20'23"
Al'shany Bel. Minsk Mozyr Ol'shany [Rus], Olszany [Pol] 14.22 52°04'40"/27°21'01"
Mikashevichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Mikashevichi [Rus], Mikaszewicze [Pol], Mikshevits [Yid], Mikaševièy [Bel], Mikasheviche, Makasheviche 20.78 52°13'02"/27°28'34"
Velemichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Wielemicze 21.41 52°01'08"/27°14'06"
Lyudenevichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Ludeniewicze, Lyudzyanyevichy, Ludzieniemicze 21.95 52°12'35"/27°41'54"
Sitnitsa Bel. Minsk Mozyr Sytnica 22.15 52°11'57"/27°21'44"
David-Gorodok Bel. Minsk Mozyr Davyd-Haradok [Bel], David Gorodok [Rus], Dawidgródek [Pol], David Horodok [Yid], Davidgrodek, Davidgrudek, Dawid-Gródek 22.73 52°03'24"/27°12'58"
Sinkevichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Sienkiewicze, Sinkiewicze 27.75 52°12'40"/27°15'29"
Mokrovo Bel. Minsk Mozyr Mokrovo Sienkiewicze, Mokrowo, Mokrot', Mokroć, Mokrots', Makroć 29.26 52°13'16"/27°14'35"
Borovaya Bel. Minsk Mozyr 29.37 52°17'31"/27°39'01"
Zhytkavichy Bel. Minsk Mozyr Zhytkavichy [Bel], Zhitkovichi [Rus, Yid], Żytkowicze [Pol], Žydkavièy, Jitkovichi (Opened for Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 29.39 52°13'05"/27°51'28"
Khoromsk Bel. Minsk Mozyr Choromsk 29.90 52°01'27"/27°06'36"
Yel'no Bel. Minsk Mozyr Jelno 30.59 52°17'50"/27°24'33"
Pererov Bel. Minsk Mozyr 31.46 52°03'41"/28°00'17"
Bukcha Bel. Minsk Mozyr Bukcha [Rus], Bukcze [Pol], Bukča 32.46 51°45'15"/27°40'26"
Ugolets Bel. Minsk Pinsk Uholec 33.49 52°01'19"/27°03'28"
Rubel' Bel. Minsk Mozyr Rubel' [Rus], Rubiel [Pol] 33.50 51°58'32"/27°04'01"
Bol'shiye Orly Bel. Minsk Pinsk Orly Wielkie 33.83 52°03'14"/27°03'10"
Lenin Bel. Minsk Mozyr Lenin [Rus, Bel, Yid, Pol], Lenino, Lyenin 34.12 52°20'25"/27°29'16"
Malyye Orly Bel. Minsk Pinsk Orly Male 34.78 52°02'09"/27°02'18"
Lakhva Bel. Minsk Mozyr Lakhva [Rus], Łachwa [Pol], Lachva [Yid], Łachva [Bel], Lakhwa 36.31 52°12'45"/27°05'60"
Khrapun' Bel. Minsk Mozyr Kharapunya, Khrapunya, Chrapun' 37.56 51°42'00"/27°28'60"
Polus'tseviche Bel. Minsk Mozyr Potusciewicze 38.40 52°22'30"/27°26'38"