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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 6.60 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 7.08 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 7.14 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 7.84 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 8.33 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 8.42 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 8.63 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 10.03 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 11.97 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 12.28 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 12.44 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 12.63 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 12.95 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 13.54 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 14.33 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 14.49 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 14.72 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 14.95 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 15.09 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 15.16 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 15.17 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 15.77 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 16.36 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 17.07 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 17.58 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 18.36 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 19.02 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 19.07 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 19.16 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 19.49 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 19.55 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 20.28 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 20.57 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 20.98 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 21.44 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 21.51 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 21.65 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 21.81 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 22.11 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 22.23 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 22.34 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 22.75 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 22.78 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Hîrboveţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gerbovets, Harbovat | 23.05 | 47°20'25"/28°18'42" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 23.11 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 23.19 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Cornesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti | 23.54 | 47°21'31"/28°00'29" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 23.62 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Bahmut | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bakhmut | 23.73 | 47°19'25"/28°06'52" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 23.76 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 24.25 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 25.47 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 25.66 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 26.31 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 26.43 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 26.74 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 27.33 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 27.45 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 27.63 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Sipoteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sipoteny | 27.88 | 47°16'48"/28°11'48" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 28.33 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 28.76 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 28.92 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 29.06 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Rădenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radeni Vek, Staryye Redeny, Radoya | 29.29 | 47°18'03"/28°00'02" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 29.48 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 29.84 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 29.89 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 30.18 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 30.44 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 30.79 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 30.86 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 31.33 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 31.76 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 31.87 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 31.89 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Temeleuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Temelenti Lapusna, Temeleuts, Temeleutsy | 32.02 | 47°15'14"/28°04'24" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 32.14 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 32.19 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 32.25 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 32.42 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Buşila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stynzhineny, Bushili, Bushila | 32.64 | 47°23'21"/27°48'36" |
| Peticheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Peticeni | 32.67 | 47°14'13"/28°12'21" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 32.88 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 33.19 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 33.44 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Pirlita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pîrliţa [Mold], Pârliţa [Rom], Pyrlitsa [Rus], Perlitz [Yid], Pirlitz, Pârliţi, Pyrlitsa Satul, Pârliţa-Targ (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 33.68 | 47°19'04"/27°52'19" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 34.05 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 34.13 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
| Seliştea Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya | 34.30 | 47°14'01"/28°18'49" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 34.36 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 34.39 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 34.50 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 34.69 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 34.76 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 35.04 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
| Chirileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kirileny | 35.35 | 47°22'48"/27°46'35" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 35.57 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Horodişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodishche, Horodistea, Horodistea Lapusna | 36.00 | 47°12'35"/28°15'10" |
| Mileşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Mileshty, Mileştii Mari | 36.08 | 47°13'22"/28°02'21" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 36.23 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 36.29 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 36.47 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 36.81 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 36.87 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 36.99 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Balanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Balaneshty | 37.11 | 47°12'29"/28°03'51" |
| Pituşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pitushka | 37.12 | 47°14'10"/28°25'21" |
| Pirjolteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Parjolteni, Pyrzholteny | 37.22 | 47°11'51"/28°14'25" |
| Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 37.54 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 37.55 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Găureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gaureni de Sus, Gaureny | 37.63 | 47°11'58"/28°05'13" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 37.73 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 37.82 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stol'nicheny | 38.21 | 47°24'40"/27°42'50" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 38.62 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 38.65 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 38.89 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
| Vyantory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vanatori, Vînători | 39.02 | 47°11'05"/28°06'09" |
| Cioropcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Vechi, Staryye Choropkany | 39.06 | 47°23'39"/27°42'42" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 39.11 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Sadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 39.35 | 47°11'33"/28°20'40" | |
| Novyye Choropkany | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Noui, Halta Novi Cioropcani | 39.68 | 47°23'26"/27°42'18" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 39.72 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 39.77 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 39.83 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 39.91 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 39.93 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 39.98 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
