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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Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
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Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
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Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 4.12 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 4.32 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 4.70 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 5.68 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 5.89 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 6.07 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 6.68 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 6.80 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 7.62 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 8.82 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 10.13 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
Stodolna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stodolna | 12.20 | 47°33'00"/29°01'00" |
Lalova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lalovo | 12.36 | 47°33'55"/29°01'09" |
Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 12.49 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
Bulăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bulaesti, Bulayeshty | 13.09 | 47°28'37"/28°58'45" |
Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 13.41 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 14.35 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 14.57 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
Berezlogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi | 14.83 | 47°26'13"/28°56'02" |
Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 15.36 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 15.37 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 15.86 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 16.02 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
Lopatna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lapatna | 16.43 | 47°29'41"/29°03'06" |
Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 17.89 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 18.15 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
Verkhniye Zhory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Jora de Sus, Zhora-De-Sus | 18.58 | 47°29'09"/29°04'37" |
Susleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Susleny | 19.24 | 47°24'45"/28°59'25" |
Orhei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] | 19.51 | 47°23'06"/28°49'28" |
Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 19.74 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 19.86 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
Jora De Mijloc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sredniye Zhory, Zhora De Mizhlok | 20.21 | 47°28'34"/29°05'38" |
Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 20.35 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 20.39 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 20.57 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 20.76 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 20.95 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 21.32 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
Jora de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nizhniye Zhory, Zhora De Zhos | 21.58 | 47°27'59"/29°06'25" |
Vîşcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vascauti Orhei, Vaskoutsi, Vyshkautsy | 21.85 | 47°25'53"/29°04'32" |
Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 21.91 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 21.93 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 22.10 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 22.57 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 22.72 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 22.82 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
Isacova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Isakovo | 23.50 | 47°22'07"/28°43'11" |
Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 24.91 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
Furceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Furcheny | 25.29 | 47°20'13"/28°55'32" |
Ţâbuleuca | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Tsybilevka, Tsybulevka | 25.54 | 47°24'17"/29°06'22" |
Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 25.67 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 25.99 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 26.02 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 26.67 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 26.80 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 26.94 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 27.75 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 27.87 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
Oxentea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Origeev | Oksentiya, Oxintea | 27.97 | 47°22'57"/29°07'11" |
Trebujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trebuzheny | 28.77 | 47°18'48"/28°58'27" |
Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 28.89 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 28.90 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 29.02 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 29.10 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 29.12 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 29.17 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 29.17 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 29.28 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
Iagorlâc | Mold. | Kherson | Tiraspol | Yagorlyk | 29.68 | 47°23'25"/29°09'38" |
Molovata Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Malovata, Molovata, Novaya Molovata | 29.75 | 47°20'44"/29°05'34" |
Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 29.77 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 29.95 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 30.16 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
Ivancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna | 30.40 | 47°17'09"/28°51'25" |
Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 30.79 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 31.79 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
Maşcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Maşcăuţi [Rom], Mashkoutsy [Rus], Meshkeutsi, Mashkovtsy, Mashkeuts', Mashkautsy, Mashkauts | 31.83 | 47°17'27"/29°00'04" |
Holercani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Golerkany | 31.85 | 47°18'45"/29°04'11" |
Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 31.96 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 32.34 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 32.60 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 32.80 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
Donici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, | 33.41 | 47°17'11"/28°40'08" |
Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 33.53 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 34.08 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 34.29 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 34.40 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
Peresecina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Peresechino, Pereslchina | 34.43 | 47°15'18"/28°46'08" |
Teleşeu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Telesheu, Teleshovo | 34.46 | 47°16'01"/28°42'10" |
Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 34.59 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 34.89 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 35.36 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 35.50 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 35.58 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
Micleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty | 35.70 | 47°14'24"/28°48'19" |
Steţcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stetskany | 36.04 | 47°14'09"/28°49'15" |
Codreanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cobalca, Kobylka | 36.19 | 47°17'12"/28°35'31" |
Işnovăţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ishnovets | 36.25 | 47°13'60"/28°51'52" |
Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 36.46 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 36.66 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 36.74 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
Jevreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chebireny, Rakuleshty, Zhevreny | 36.94 | 47°15'30"/29°03'47" |
Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 37.05 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 37.30 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
Kruglyak | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Kruhliak | 37.37 | 47°45'32"/29°15'22" |
Hirtopul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gertop-Mare, Hartop Mare, Hartopul Mare | 37.49 | 47°13'38"/28°56'29" |
Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 37.71 | 47°47'51"/29°12'47" |
Halochi | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Galochi [Rus], Koloniya Galoche, Galoche, Holochi (Jewish agri col. 1852) | 38.26 | 47°31'14"/29°21'40" |
Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 38.41 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 38.62 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
Romăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Romaneshty | 38.64 | 47°13'32"/28°42'41" |
Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 38.71 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 38.89 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
Izbişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izbeshty, Izbestea, Izbishtya | 39.16 | 47°13'17"/29°00'07" |
Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 39.21 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 39.45 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |