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 Vărăncău
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 3.29 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 5.33 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 7.26 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 8.10 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 8.25 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 8.28 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 9.16 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 9.32 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 11.05 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 11.34 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 11.95 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 12.10 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 12.45 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 13.35 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 13.50 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 14.39 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 14.60 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 16.37 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 16.99 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 17.17 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 17.38 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 19.47 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 19.61 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 20.32 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 20.63 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 20.97 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 20.97 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 21.02 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 21.42 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 21.75 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 22.27 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 22.85 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 23.02 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 23.96 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 24.72 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 24.91 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 25.10 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 25.31 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 25.32 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 25.49 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 25.54 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 25.69 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 25.85 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 26.21 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 26.26 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 27.73 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 27.90 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 29.24 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 29.90 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 29.91 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 30.36 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 30.78 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 30.81 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 31.14 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 31.14 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 31.26 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 31.51 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 31.66 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 31.79 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Peschanka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Pestchanka, Pestschanka, Pistchanka, Pyeschanka | 31.83 | 48°12'20"/28°53'17" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 31.98 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 32.01 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 32.09 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 32.48 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 32.81 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 33.13 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 33.41 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 33.94 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 34.65 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 34.89 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 34.89 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 35.00 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 35.03 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 35.06 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 35.08 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Dzygovka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Dzyhivka [Ukr], Dzygovka [Rus], Zegifke [Yid], Dzygówka [Pol], Dzygivka, Dzhhivka | 35.49 | 48°21'32"/28°19'07" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 36.25 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 36.53 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Horodkivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Horodkivka [Ukr, since 1946], Gorodkovka [Rus, since 1946], Myastkovka [Rus, before 1946], Miscovca [Rom], Miaskivka [Yid], Miastkówka [Pol] | 36.82 | 48°22'38"/28°41'15" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 36.94 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 37.24 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 37.34 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 37.45 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 37.70 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Rudnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Rudnytsya | 37.94 | 48°15'32"/28°56'09" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 38.36 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 38.41 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 38.66 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 39.03 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 39.15 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 39.25 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
