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 Velikaya Bogachka

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Velikaya Bogachka Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Velyka Bahachka, Velikaya Bagachka 49°47'29"/33°43'34"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ustyvytsia Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Ustivitsa, Ustinitsa, Ustyvytsya 9.53 49°51'40"/33°48'12"
Bilotserkivka Ukr. Poltava Khorol Bilotserkivka [Ukr], Belotserkovka [Rus] 13.64 49°40'33"/33°47'19"
Gogolevo Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Hohalov 15.84 49°55'12"/33°49'18"
Petrivtsy Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Petrivtsi, Petrovtsy 17.85 49°52'39"/33°30'57"
Balakleya Ukr. Poltava Khorol Balakliya 19.86 49°36'50"/33°45'15"
Mirgorod Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Myrhorod [Ukr], Mirgorod [Rus, Yid, Pol], Mirhorod Yasha, [Heb], Mirarid 21.40 49°58'07"/33°36'32"
Novoavramivka Ukr. Poltava Khorol Novoavramovka, Novaya Avramovka 22.10 49°47'41"/33°25'06"
Shishaki Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Shyshaky 22.21 49°52'31"/34°00'26"
Malyi Bakai Ukr. Poltava Poltava Malyy Bakay, Goryany, Bakay 24.26 49°36'53"/33°55'25"
Kybyntsi Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Kibintsy, Novaya Zhizn', Novaya Zhittya 26.62 49°57'23"/33°27'25"
Mali Sorochyntsi Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Malyye Sorochintsy 27.03 50°01'56"/33°40'25"
Nova Mykhailivka Ukr. Poltava Poltava Nova Mykhaylivka 27.96 49°44'16"/34°06'23"
Sorochitsy Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Bol'shiye Sorochintsy, Velyki Sorochyntsi, Verkhniye Sorochintsy, Velikiye Sorochintsy (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 30.02 50°01'23"/33°56'29"
Peschanoye Ukr. Poltava Poltava Pestschannoje 31.17 49°44'28"/34°09'11"
Karpety Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Karpathy, Koverdyna Balka 31.97 49°56'56"/34°05'58"
Khorol Ukr. Poltava Khorol Khorol [Rus, Ukr], Choral [Yid], Chorol [Pol] 33.67 49°46'50"/33°15'27"
Popovka Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Popivka 34.86 50°05'56"/33°37'48"
Popovka Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Popivka 34.86 50°05'56"/33°37'48"
Reshetilovka Ukr. Poltava Poltava Reszetilowka (Opened to Jews in1903 by exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 35.78 49°33'42"/34°04'27"
Nadezhda Ukr. Poltava Poltava Nadezhda 35.86 49°44'26"/34°13'09"
Miakenkivka Ukr. Poltava Poltava Makenkovka, Myakenkovka, Miken'ki, M”yaken'kivka 36.23 49°31'05"/33°59'59"
Romodan Ukr. Poltava Lubny 36.26 49°59'26"/33°19'30"
Mykhnivka Ukr. Poltava Kobelyaki Mikhnivka 36.67 49°29'44"/33°57'04"
Orekhivka Ukr. Poltava Lubny Orekhovka, Orekhovshchina 38.03 49°58'11"/33°16'23"