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 Bukcha

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Bukcha Bel. Minsk Mozyr Bukcha [Rus], Bukcze [Pol], Bukča 51°45'15"/27°40'26"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Dzerzhinsk Bel. Minsk Mozyr Radzilovichi, Radzilowicze 12.77 51°40'16"/27°32'45"
Khrapun' Bel. Minsk Mozyr Kharapunya, Khrapunya, Chrapun' 14.44 51°42'00"/27°28'60"
Rychow Bel. Minsk Mozyr Rychov, Rychev 28.84 52°00'48"/27°41'54"
Rubezh Bel. Mogilev Gomel 29.42 51°46'54"/28°05'56"
Berózovo Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Berezuv, Berezov, Berezów, Berëzovo 29.60 51°35'01"/27°20'41"
Korotichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Korotycze 30.09 52°00'46"/27°32'42"
Yuzefin Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Jozefin 30.29 51°33'00"/27°22'60"
Khil'chitsy Bel. Minsk Mozyr Khil'chitsy [Rus], Khil'chytsy [Bel] 30.61 52°01'43"/27°38'08"
Lutki Bel. Minsk Mozyr 30.90 52°01'39"/27°35'33"
Rydcha Bel. Minsk Mozyr 31.02 52°01'56"/27°42'49"
Glinnoye Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Glinne, Hlynne 31.09 51°31'35"/27°24'46"
Tolmachëvo Bel. Minsk Mozyr Tołmaczewo 32.46 52°02'08"/27°32'48"
Drozdin Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Drozdin [Ukr, Yid], Drozdyń [Pol], Drozdyn', Drodzyn 32.81 51°38'52"/27°13'48"
Tereblichi Bel. Minsk Mozyr Tereblicze, Tsyerablichy 33.08 52°00'52"/27°26'24"
Tsyerablichy Bel. Minsk Mozyr Tserablichy, Tereblichi [Rus], Tereblicze [Pol] 33.08 52°00'52"/27°26'24"
Ol'gomel' Ukr. Minsk Mozyr Ozdamicze 35.09 52°02'49"/27°28'57"
Turov Bel. Minsk Mozyr Turov [Rus], Turev [Yid], Turaŭ [Bel], Turów [Pol], Turaw, Toorof 35.17 52°04'06"/27°44'06"
Mochula Bel. Minsk Mozyr Moczula, Mochul' 36.48 52°01'03"/27°21'24"
Malyy Malyshev Bel. Minsk Mozyr Malyy Malyshev, Maleszewo Małe, Maly Malyshev 38.20 52°05'16"/27°32'25"
Remel' Bel. Minsk Mozyr Remel' [Rus, Bel], Remel [Pol], Romel', Ramel', Remiel 39.24 52°02'27"/27°20'23"