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 Voronichi

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Voronichi Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Voronechi, Voronech', Varonichy 55°19'36"/28°38'39"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Homyel' Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Gomel' 8.77 55°17'55"/28°46'26"
Vetrino Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Veterino, Vyetryna 14.61 55°24'40"/28°28'02"
Babynichy Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Bobynichi 15.80 55°16'38"/28°24'37"
Orekhovno Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Oriechowno, Oriekhov, Oriekhovno, Orzechowno 16.77 55°21'53"/28°23'16"
Ushachy Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Ushachy [Bel], Ushachi [Rus], Ushatz [Yid], Uszacz [Pol], Ushach, Ushatchi, Ushots, Ushatsh, Ušačy 16.82 55°10'34"/28°37'10"
Polatsk Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Polatsk [Bel], Polotsk [Rus, Yid], Połock [Pol], Polazk [Ger], Polockas [Lith], Połack, Polozk, Polazak, Polatsak 20.02 55°29'16"/28°47'08"
Kul'gai Bel. Vilna Disna Kulhaje Wielkie, Kul'gaye 22.09 55°18'10"/28°17'52"
Kublichi Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Kublichi [Rus], Kublitch [Yid], Kublicze [Pol], Kublici 26.64 55°09'37"/28°20'30"
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) 27.16 55°17'26"/28°13'11"
Pligavki Bel. Vilna Disna Plihawki 28.00 55°25'16"/28°14'01"
Zvon' Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Zawan 29.29 55°04'08"/28°32'55"
Bloshniki Bel. Vilna Disna Bloszniki, Błoszniki 29.57 55°21'49"/28°10'52"
Sho Bel. Vilna Disna Szo 30.76 55°10'40"/28°14'07"
Orlovo Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Urochishche Orlovo (only found on hist. map) 31.15 55°31'11"/29°00'07"
Puchevitsa Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Pochevitsa (Jewish agri col. 1842, along with Zvany, Cherkasy) 31.22 55°36'17"/28°34'31"
Zyabki Bel. Vilna Disna Ziabki 31.44 55°15'04"/28°09'57"
Cherkasy Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Jewish agri col. 1842 32.22 55°36'54"/28°35'35"
Zvany Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Zvannoe (Jewish agri col. 1842) 33.59 55°37'40"/28°36'04"
Kamen' Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Kamen' [Rus], Kamień [Pol, Bel], Kamien [Yid], Kamyen 37.88 55°00'53"/28°53'01"
Golovatchino Bel. Vitebsk Polotsk Golowtschin, Holovtchin, Jablonitsa, Urochishche Golovatchino 38.03 55°23'12"/29°14'12"
Disna Bel. Vilna Disna Disna [Rus], Disne [Yid], Dzisna [Pol, Bel], Dysna [Ger], Disneg 38.42 55°34'03"/28°12'27"
Tsuraki Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Jewish agri col. 1835. Only found on hist. maps. 38.55 55°08'50"/29°09'52"
Nikolayevo Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Disno-Nikolaevskaya Sloboda (only on hist. maps) 38.61 55°34'27"/28°12'53"
Sloboda Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Sloboda [Rus], Slabada [Bel], Słoboda [Pol] 38.66 55°09'52"/29°11'01"