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 Vetrino

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Vetrino Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Veterino, Vyetryna 55°24'40"/28°28'02"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Orekhovno Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Oriechowno, Oriekhov, Oriekhovno, Orzechowno 7.20 55°21'53"/28°23'16"
Voronichi Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Voronechi, Voronech', Varonichy 14.61 55°19'36"/28°38'39"
Pligavki Bel. Vilna Disna Plihawki 14.79 55°25'16"/28°14'01"
Babynichy Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Bobynichi 15.33 55°16'38"/28°24'37"
Kul'gai Bel. Vilna Disna Kulhaje Wielkie, Kul'gaye 16.14 55°18'10"/28°17'52"
Bloshniki Bel. Vilna Disna Bloszniki, Błoszniki 18.83 55°21'49"/28°10'52"
Prozoroki Bel. Vilna Disna Prozoroki [Rus, Pol], Prazaroki [Bel], Prozorki, Koloniya Prozoroki (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 20.61 55°17'26"/28°13'11"
Polatsk Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Polatsk [Bel], Polotsk [Rus, Yid], Połock [Pol], Polazk [Ger], Polockas [Lith], Połack, Polozk, Polazak, Polatsak 21.81 55°29'16"/28°47'08"
Puchevitsa Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Pochevitsa (Jewish agri col. 1842, along with Zvany, Cherkasy) 22.56 55°36'17"/28°34'31"
Disna Bel. Vilna Disna Disna [Rus], Disne [Yid], Dzisna [Pol, Bel], Dysna [Ger], Disneg 23.88 55°34'03"/28°12'27"
Cherkasy Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Jewish agri col. 1842 24.00 55°36'54"/28°35'35"
Zvany Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Zvannoe (Jewish agri col. 1842) 25.52 55°37'40"/28°36'04"
Zyabki Bel. Vilna Disna Ziabki 26.08 55°15'04"/28°09'57"
Ushachy Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Ushachy [Bel], Ushachi [Rus], Ushatz [Yid], Uszacz [Pol], Ushach, Ushatchi, Ushots, Ushatsh, Ušačy 27.86 55°10'34"/28°37'10"
Kublichi Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Kublichi [Rus], Kublitch [Yid], Kublicze [Pol], Kublici 29.00 55°09'37"/28°20'30"
Sho Bel. Vilna Disna Szo 29.83 55°10'40"/28°14'07"
Borkovichi Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Borkavichy 30.23 55°40'15"/28°19'31"
Orlovo Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Urochishche Orlovo (only found on hist. map) 35.80 55°31'11"/29°00'07"
Volyntsy Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Volyntsy [Rus], Volintza [Yid], Vałyncy [Bel], Wołyńce [Pol], Volynets, Valintsy, Wolynez, Wołyniec 37.53 55°42'32"/28°11'11"
Luzhki Bel. Vilna Disna Luzhki [Rus, Yid], Łużki [Pol], Łužki [Bel], Luzki 37.98 55°21'09"/27°52'30"
Zvon' Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Zawan 38.40 55°04'08"/28°32'55"
Plissa Bel. Vilna Disna Plissa [Rus, Pol], Plisa [Bel, Yid] 39.23 55°12'53"/27°57'09"