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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 0.85 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 2.73 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 3.26 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 3.85 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 5.42 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 5.60 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 5.83 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 9.11 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 9.96 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 10.08 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 10.75 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 11.99 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 12.27 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 12.27 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 12.69 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 13.10 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 13.26 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 13.34 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 13.96 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 14.38 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 14.75 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 14.77 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 14.86 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 15.41 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 15.41 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 16.13 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 16.69 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 16.87 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 17.12 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 17.84 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 18.37 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 18.47 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 18.84 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 19.41 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 20.10 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 20.20 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 20.29 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 20.70 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 20.97 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 21.07 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 21.17 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 21.29 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 21.50 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 22.30 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 23.10 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 23.24 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 23.26 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 23.36 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 23.84 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 23.92 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 24.04 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 24.38 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 24.70 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 24.95 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 24.96 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 25.51 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 25.54 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 25.63 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 26.07 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 26.59 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 27.07 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 27.44 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 27.75 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 27.79 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 28.19 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 28.43 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 29.30 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 29.94 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 29.95 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 30.01 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 30.42 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 30.64 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 30.69 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 30.78 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 30.80 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 30.87 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 31.14 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 31.32 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 31.47 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 31.54 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 31.61 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 31.91 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 31.92 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 32.19 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 32.47 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 32.90 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 33.13 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 33.29 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 33.63 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 34.04 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 34.28 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 34.35 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 34.58 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 34.79 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 34.79 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 34.87 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 34.91 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 35.50 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 35.73 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 35.76 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 36.01 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 36.26 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 36.72 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 36.83 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 37.01 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 37.28 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 37.31 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 37.79 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 38.34 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 38.51 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 38.66 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 38.82 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 38.92 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 38.95 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 39.44 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 39.67 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 39.72 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 39.91 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
