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 Zhlobin

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Zhlobin Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Zhlobin [Rus, Bel, Yid], Żłobin [Pol], Schlobin [Ger], Žlobinas [Lith], Žlobin, Zlobin, Korpilovka 52°53'33"/30°01'26"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Karpilovka Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Found on some hist. maps. 0.00 52°53'33"/30°01'26"
Kazimirovo Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Kasimirov, Kazimirov 12.97 52°54'17"/29°49'54"
Zaton Bel. Mogilev Rogatchev 14.22 52°46'35"/30°06'45"
Dubrovo Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Dubrava, Dubravka, Dubrovka 16.83 53°00'23"/29°51'30"
Staraya Rudnya Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Rudni, Staraya Rudnja 17.95 52°50'14"/30°16'31"
Streshin Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Streshyn [Bel], Streshin [Rus, Yid], Strešyn [Bel], Strzeszyn [Pol], Stryeshin, Streszyn, Strjeschin 19.04 52°43'42"/30°06'17"
Pobolovo Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Pobolovo [Rus], Pobolov [Yid], Pobołowo [Pol] 21.07 53°00'44"/29°46'49"
Rahachow Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Rahachow [Bel], Rogachev [Rus], Rogatchev [Yid], Rohaczew [Pol], Rahatschou [Ger], Rogačiovas [Lith], Rahačoŭ, Rahačou, Rogatschew, Ratchev, Rogaczów, Rohatchov 22.30 53°05'33"/30°02'55"
Stepy Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Novyye Stepy 26.98 52°55'35"/29°37'32"
Omel'no Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Omelnya, Dubrova (Jewish agri col. 1850.) 27.25 53°01'20"/29°40'44"
Tikhinichi Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Ticheniz, Titchinitz, Tsikhinichy 30.79 53°09'03"/29°51'28"
Shchadryn Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Shchadryn [Bel], Shchedrin [Rus, Yid], Szczedryno [Pol], Szczedryn, Ščadryn, Schedrin, Chedrin 31.41 52°53'22"/29°33'21"
Turki Bel. Minsk Bobruysk 32.51 53°02'25"/29°36'18"
Pereseka Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Peresieka 32.67 53°06'12"/29°41'02"
Sverzhen' Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Sverzhen' [Rus], Shverzna [Yid], Świerżeń [Pol], S'verzhan' [Bel] 33.36 53°07'59"/30°19'20"
Zdudichi Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Zdudzichy, Zdudzicze 34.47 52°44'23"/29°34'40"
Svyetlahorsk Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Svyetlahorsk [Bel, since 1961], Shatilki [Rus, pre-1961], Shatsilki [Bel, pre-1961], Szaciłki [Pol], Šaciłki, Svetlogorsk, Svietlahоrsk, Swietłahorsk 34.67 52°37'58"/29°44'20"
Itel Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Seliba 35.39 52°54'05"/29°29'48"
Gorval' Bel. Minsk Rechitsa Horval' [Bel], Gorval' [Rus], Horval [Yid], Horwal [Pol], Gorwal, Gorvol 37.85 52°34'04"/30°11'34"
Bortniki Bel. Minsk Bobruysk Vyalikiya Bortniki, Bol'shiye Bortniki 39.10 53°06'44"/29°34'04"