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 Turets

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Turets Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Turets [Rus], Turzec [Pol], Turetz [Yid], Turec [Bel], Toretz, Tooretz, Turez, Turzets 53°31'35"/26°18'45"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Obryn' Bel. Minsk Novogrudok 4.93 53°33'37"/26°21'37"
Yeremichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Yaremichy [Bel], Jeremicze [Pol], Yeremitcha [Yid], Yeremichi [Rus], Jaremičy [Bel], Jaromicy 5.30 53°34'09"/26°20'51"
Yaremichy Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Yaremichy [Bel], Jeremicze [Pol], Yeremitcha [Yid], Yeremichi [Rus], Jaremičy [Bel], Jaromicy 5.30 53°34'09"/26°20'51"
Antonovo Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Antonevo, Antonevo, Antonyevo 10.84 53°37'08"/26°21'47"
Dolmatovshchina Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Dolmatovshchina [Rus], Dołmatowszczyzna [Pol], Dałmataŭšèyna [Bel], Dalmatavshchyna 11.78 53°25'51"/26°14'07"
Karelichy Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Karelichy [Bel], Korelicze [Pol], Korelichi [Rus], Korelitz [Yid], Kareličai [Lith], Kareličy, Karelic, Karelits, Korelits, Korelitsh, Koreliche, Korzelice, Kozhelitse 12.14 53°33'53"/26°08'26"
Mir Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Mir [Rus, Bel, Pol, Yid] 12.98 53°27'16"/26°28'01"
Bol'shiye Zhukhovichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Zhuchovitch, Zhukovitchi, Zuchowicze, Vyalikiya Zhukhavichy 13.05 53°24'32"/26°19'05"
Tsirin Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Tsirin [Rus], Cyryn [Pol], Tzirin [Yid], Tsyryn [Bel] 16.71 53°24'28"/26°09'27"
Polonechka Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Potoneczka, Palanechka 20.17 53°20'51"/26°15'39"
Ishkol'd Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Iszkoldz 21.30 53°20'11"/26°21'18"
Negnevichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Negnevichi [Rus], Niehniewicze [Pol], Niahnievièy [Bel], Negniavitsh, Njahnevicy 21.35 53°39'31"/26°04'41"
Brolniki Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Brol'niki [Rus], Brol'niki [Belarusian], Брольники [Rus], Брольнікі [Belarusian] 24.61 53°37'36"/25°58'49"
Staryy Sverzhen' Bel. Minsk Minsk Stary Šwieržen 25.24 53°27'31"/26°40'36"
Derevna Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Derevna [Bel], Derewno [Pol], Derevne [Yid], Derevnaya [Rus], Dzieraŭnoje, Dzeraŭnaia, Derewna, Derevno 25.37 53°41'55"/26°33'53"
Vol'na Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Wolna, Vol'no 25.90 53°17'56"/26°13'44"
Ostashin Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Ostaszyn, Ostashino 26.44 53°41'28"/26°01'25"
Gorodeya Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Haradzishcha [Bel], Gorodishche [Rus], Horodyszcze [Pol], Horodshits [Yid], Haradzišča [Bel], Gorodyshche, Horodishtch, Chorodishtch, Horodishtch Novoredko (Opened to Jews for settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules of 1882) 28.12 53°18'44"/26°32'17"
Naliboki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Naliboki [Rus, Pol], Nalibaki [Bel], Nalibok [Yid], Nalybok, Nalyboki 28.14 53°45'43"/26°28'07"
Stowbtsy Bel. Minsk Minsk Stolbtsy [Rus], Stoŭbcy [Bel], Stołpce [Pol], Steibtz [Yid], Stolpcai [Lith], Stoŭptsy, Stoŭpcy, Shtoptsi, Steypts, Stoibtz, Stolbtzi, Stolpts, Stoybts, Stoypts, Stoyvetz, Stowbtsy, Stolptsy, Stolbzy 28.42 53°28'48"/26°44'06"
Novyy Sverzhen' Bel. Minsk Minsk Novy Śvieržań [Bel], Novyy Sverzhen' [Rus], Świerżeń Nowy [Pol], Sverzhna [Yid], Svierzen-Novy, Novy S'verzhen' 28.77 53°27'15"/26°43'48"
Valėvka Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Walėwka, Walówka 28.98 53°27'45"/25°53'16"
Gorodishche Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Haradzishcha [Bel], Gorodishche [Rus], Horodyszcze [Pol], Horodshits [Yid], Haradzišča [Bel], Gorodyshche, Horodishtch, Chorodishtch, Horodishtch Novoredko 30.04 53°19'29"/26°00'39"
Lyubcha Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Lubcha [Bel], Lyubcha [Rus], Lubcza [Pol], Lubtsh [Yid], Lubča, Lubcz, Lubec, Lubecz, Lubch, Lubtse, Lyubch, Lubtch, Lubtz, Ljubcha 30.12 53°45'08"/26°03'37"
Khvoyevo Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Khvoyeva [Bel], Chwojewo [Pol] 31.08 53°14'59"/26°22'50"
Chernikhov Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Chernikhava [Bel], Chernikhov [Rus], Czernichowo [Pol] 31.34 53°14'50"/26°14'49"
Okolovo Bel. Minsk Borisov 31.61 53°39'01"/26°44'36"
Koldychévo Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Koldyczewo, Kaldycheva 32.28 53°16'48"/26°03'17"
Prudy Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Prudy p. Wolozyn 32.62 53°47'23"/26°31'50"
Navahrudak Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Navahrudak [Bel], Novogrudok [Rus], Nowogródek [Pol], Navaredok [Yid], Naugardukas [Lith], Novaredok, Novogrudek, Novohorodok, Novradok, Nowogrudok, Nowogradek, Navharadak, Nawahradak 33.45 53°35'39"/25°49'09"
Snov Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Snov [Rus], Snów [Pol], Snuv [Yid], Snoŭ [Bel] 34.55 53°13'12"/26°24'04"
Zasul'ye Bel. Minsk Minsk Zasule 35.33 53°34'31"/26°50'27"
Burdykovshchina Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Berdowszczyzna 35.44 53°21'00"/25°52'00"
Delyatichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Delyatichi [Rus], Delatycze [Pol], Delatitch [Yid], Dzialacičy [Bel], Delyatyche, Dzjaljacicy 35.75 53°46'54"/25°58'60"
Zarech'ye Bel. Minsk Minsk 35.84 53°35'01"/26°50'47"
Yatra Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Jatra 36.21 53°25'19"/25°47'39"
Tonovo Bel. Minsk Minsk Tonowo 37.15 53°43'25"/26°46'01"
Syche Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Syczew, Tzihav 37.86 53°11'10"/26°20'09"
Kroshyn Bel. Grodno Brest Kroshin 38.03 53°11'52"/26°09'10"
Stalovichy Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Stalovichy [Bel], Stolovichi [Rus], Stołowicze [Pol], Stolevitch [Yid], Stałovičy [Bel], Stolowitschi [Ger], Stvolovichi, Stwołowicze, Stoloviche, Stalovitšõ 39.20 53°12'51"/26°02'16"
Svorotva Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Sworotwa Mata, Sworotwa Wielka, Vyalikaya Svarotva 39.50 53°22'11"/25°46'38"
Kroshin Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Prypynachny Punkt Kroshyna, Kroshyna, Ostanovochnyy Punkt Kroshino 39.83 53°11'05"/26°07'53"