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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 1.06 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 3.09 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 4.54 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 5.46 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 5.49 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 5.75 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 7.66 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 8.21 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 8.83 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 11.22 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 11.29 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 11.60 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 11.62 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 11.95 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 12.01 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 12.56 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 12.98 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 14.21 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 14.26 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 14.51 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 14.80 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 15.01 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 15.23 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 15.57 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 16.10 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 16.58 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 16.62 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 17.34 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 17.89 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 18.04 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 18.28 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 18.29 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 18.42 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 18.45 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 19.45 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 19.62 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 19.63 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 19.83 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 19.85 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 20.04 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 20.20 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 20.97 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 21.12 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 22.13 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 22.20 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 23.01 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 23.04 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 23.18 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 23.44 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 23.57 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 23.70 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 23.77 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 24.12 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 24.14 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 24.36 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 24.56 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 24.76 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 24.88 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 24.95 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 24.99 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 25.03 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 25.10 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 25.17 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 25.21 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 25.27 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 25.81 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 26.41 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 26.46 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 26.75 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 26.93 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 28.07 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 28.12 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 28.15 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 28.19 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 28.31 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 28.44 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 28.68 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 28.71 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 29.41 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 29.83 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 29.92 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 30.18 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 30.36 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 30.39 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 30.65 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 31.01 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 31.18 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 31.20 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 32.04 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 32.12 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 32.28 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 32.85 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 32.94 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 33.44 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 33.47 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 33.76 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 33.86 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 34.13 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 34.19 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 34.37 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 34.44 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 34.59 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 35.33 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 35.50 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 35.59 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 35.61 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 35.61 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 35.67 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 35.73 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 35.90 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 35.92 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 36.20 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 36.49 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 36.99 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 37.04 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 37.11 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 37.30 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 37.40 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 37.61 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 37.61 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 38.23 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 38.40 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 38.40 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 38.62 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 38.68 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 39.12 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 39.55 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 39.80 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 39.86 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 39.91 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
