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 Velikiy Zhvanchik

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Velikiy Zhvanchik Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Velikiy Zhvanchik [Rus], Velykyy Zhvanchyk [Ukr], Zvantchik [Yid], Żwańczyk [Pol], Zhvanchik, Zvantsig, Velikii Zhvanchik, Velika Zvanchyk 48°46'00"/26°58'60"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Sokilets' Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Sokilets' [Ukr], Sokolets [Rus], Sokolits [Yid], Sokolec [Pol] 5.51 48°44'59"/27°03'14"
Krivchik Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kryvchyk 11.67 48°48'34"/26°50'16"
Pesets' Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa 15.30 48°46'39"/27°11'29"
Dunayivtsy Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Dunayivtsi [Ukr], Dunayevtsy [Rus], Dinovitz [Yid], Dunajowce [Pol], Dunayevitz, Dinewitz, Dinovits, Dunivits, Dinovets, Dunaivci, Dunaivtsi, Dunajevcy, Dunajewzy 16.48 48°53'21"/26°51'23"
Knyazhpol' Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Knyazhpil' 17.28 48°42'19"/26°46'01"
Ivashkovtsy Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Ivashkivtsi 17.91 48°48'06"/27°13'19"
Kitay Gorod Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kytaihorod [Ukr], Kitay Gorod [Rus], Kitaigorod [Yid], Kitajgród [Pol], Kitai Gorod, Kitaĭgorod, Kitaygorod, Kitay-gorod, Kitared 19.23 48°38'41"/26°47'52"
Stara Ushytsya Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Stara Ushytsya [Ukr], Staraya Ushitsa [Rus], Ushitza [Yid], Ushitsa [Rus, until 1829], Uszyca Stara [Pol], Olt-Ishitse 19.96 48°35'54"/27°04'38"
Shatava Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Shatava [Rus, Ukr], Shatova [Yid], Szatawa [Pol], Shitova (Pogrom 1919) 20.48 48°46'26"/26°42'15"
Studenitsa Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Studenitsa [Rus], Studenytsia [Ukr], Studzienica [Pol] 20.97 48°34'60"/26°55'00"
Makiv Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Makiv [Ukr], Makov [Rus] 21.77 48°47'38"/26°41'21"
Nova Ushytsya Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Nova Ushytsya [Ukr], Novaya Ushitsa [Rus], Nei-Ushitz [Yid], Oyshitz [Yid], Uszyca [Pol], Letnevsky [Rus, until 1829], Ushitsa, Ushitsa Novaia, Uszyca Nowa, Nowa Uszyca, Nova Usycja, Nova-Oshitza 22.45 48°50'12"/27°16'15"
Moroziv Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Morozov 23.43 48°58'09"/27°04'17"
Molodovo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin 25.19 48°33'00"/27°04'60"
Balin Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy [Rus, Yid], Baly, [Ukr], Ballin, Balina 25.92 48°52'47"/26°40'25"
Gumentsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Humentsi, Imenits 25.92 48°45'42"/26°37'47"
Polivanov-Yar Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Polivanov Iar 26.21 48°31'60"/27°01'60"
Vil'khovets' Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Vil'khovets' [Ukr], Ol'khovets [Rus], Vilhoveț [Rom], Olchowiec [Pol] 28.36 48°41'54"/27°21'21"
Neporotovo Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Neporotove [Ukr], Neporotova [Rom], Neporotovo [Rus], Nieporotów [Pol] 28.43 48°36'25"/27°17'09"
Babin Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Babyn, [Ukr], Бабин [Ukr], [Rus], Babino [Rus] 28.48 48°31'29"/26°51'24"
Proskurivka Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Proskurovka 28.58 49°01'23"/27°00'39"
Kalyus Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Kalyus [Ukr, Rus], Kalis [Yid], Kalus [Pol], Kalios, Kolis, Kulus 28.61 48°37'60"/27°19'00"
Bolshoi Bereg Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Jewish agri colony, no longer exists, but found on hist. maps. 29.89 48°36'40"/27°18'55"
Zamikhiv Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Zamikhiv [Ukr], Zamekhov [Rus], Zamichov [Yid], Zamiechów [Pol], Zamiekhov, Zamechow, Zamekhev 30.26 48°51'21"/27°22'25"
Kam˝yanets'-Podil's'kyy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Kam˝yanets'-Podil's'kyy [Ukr], Kamenets Podolskiy [Rus], Komenetz [Yid], Kamieniec Podolski [Pol], Cameniţa [Rom], Camenecia [Lat], Kumenetz-Podolsk, Kamenets Podolsk, Kamenets Podolski, Komenitz Podolsk, Kamenets Podilski, Kamenez Podolsk 30.86 48°41'12"/26°34'50"
Zin'kovtsy Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Zin'kivtsi 32.19 48°41'05"/26°33'45"
Lenkovtsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Lencauti, Lencauti Hotin, Lenkivtsi 33.20 48°30'26"/26°45'35"
Verbovets Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Verbovets' [Ukr], Verbovets [Rus], Verbovitz [Yid], Wierzbowiec [Pol], Werbowez [Ger], Verbovec' 33.34 48°43'27"/27°26'00"
Voronovitsa Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Woronowica, Voronovytsia, Voronovita (Pogrom: 7-10-1919) 33.41 48°32'59"/26°40'07"
Karavasary Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy No longer exists. Found only on hist. maps. 34.10 48°39'59"/26°32'38"
Volchinets Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Vovchynets 34.94 48°27'20"/26°54'59"
Vin'kovtsy Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Vin'kivtsi [Ukr], Vin'kovtsy [Rus, since 1946], Von'kovtsy [Rus, before 1946], Vinkovitz [Yid], Wońkowce [Pol], Vin'kivci, Vinkovci, Zatonsk [Rus, 1927-38] 35.06 49°02'05"/27°14'10"
Kel'mentsi Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Kel'mentsy 35.38 48°27'54"/26°49'50"
Lomachintsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Lomacineţi [Rom], Lomachyntsi 35.50 48°35'03"/27°22'48"
Zin'kov Ukr. Podolia Letichev Zin'kiv [Ukr], Zin'kov [Rus], Zinkov [Yid], Zińków [Pol], Zinkev 35.60 49°04'53"/27°04'18"
Solobkovtsy Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Solobkovtsy [Rus], Slobkovitz [Yid], Solobkivtsi [Ukr], Sołodkowce [Pol], Solobkivci, Sołobkowce, Salobkovtsy, Slopkovitz 35.65 49°05'04"/26°55'09"
Romankovtsy Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Romancauti 35.70 48°29'03"/27°12'51"
Smotrych Ukr. Podolia Kamenets-Podolskiy Smotrych [Ukr], Smotrich [Rus], Smotritch [Yid], Smotrycz [Pol], Smotrytsch, Smotryc 36.97 48°56'56"/26°33'38"
Moshanets Ukr. Bessarabia Khotin Mosaneti 38.87 48°28'27"/26°41'36"
Dereshova Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Dereshëva 39.11 48°46'26"/27°31'01"