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 Văscăuţi
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 3.37 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 3.78 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 4.84 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 6.73 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 9.05 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 9.27 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 9.54 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 10.05 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 10.33 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 11.40 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 12.45 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 12.69 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 12.99 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 13.21 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 13.62 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 13.64 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 13.82 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 13.83 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 14.49 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 14.68 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 14.98 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 15.53 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 15.53 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 15.80 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 15.93 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 16.43 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 16.87 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 17.01 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 17.63 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 17.99 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 18.04 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 18.65 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 18.99 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 18.99 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 19.75 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 20.65 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 20.71 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 21.03 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 22.19 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 22.26 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 22.58 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 22.62 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 22.63 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 22.65 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 22.68 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 22.75 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 23.07 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 23.20 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 23.32 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 23.46 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 23.82 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 24.77 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 24.98 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 25.16 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 25.42 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 25.98 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 26.09 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 26.31 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 26.38 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 26.47 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 27.00 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 27.01 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 27.99 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 28.29 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 28.82 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 29.22 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 29.51 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 29.54 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 29.75 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 29.75 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 29.81 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 30.05 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 30.45 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 30.69 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 30.80 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 31.16 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 31.22 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 31.24 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 31.43 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 31.44 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 32.11 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 32.44 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 32.60 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 32.61 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 33.07 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 33.28 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 33.95 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 34.69 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 35.17 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 35.19 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 35.57 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 35.91 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 36.08 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 36.24 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 36.31 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 36.57 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 36.83 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 37.58 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 38.09 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 38.12 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 38.59 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 38.64 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 38.99 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 39.16 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 39.17 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 39.31 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Peschanka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Pestchanka, Pestschanka, Pistchanka, Pyeschanka | 39.51 | 48°12'20"/28°53'17" |
