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 Zhytomyr

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Zhytomyr Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Zhytomyr [Ukr], Zhitomir [Rus, Yid], Żytomierz [Pol], Schytomyr [Ger], Žytomyr, Žitomir, Shitomir, Jitomir (Pogrom 4-23-1905) 50°15'54"/28°40'36"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Kroshnia Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kroshnya (No longer exists separately, but found on Google and hist. maps) 3.13 50°17'26"/28°39'31"
Korbutovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Korbutivka, Mal'ovanka, Malovanka 4.19 50°14'47"/28°37'31"
Korotenka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kerotenka, Korotinka (Only found on hist. maps) 9.48 50°13'00"/28°34'00"
Sinhury Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Sengury, Singuri 10.44 50°10'19"/28°39'21"
Levkov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Levkov [Rus], Levkiv [Ukr], Lefkev [Yid], Lewków [Pol], Levkovo 12.69 50°14'16"/28°51'00"
Leshchin Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Lishchyn [Ukr], Leshchin [Rus], Lishtin [Yid], Leszczyn [Pol], Leshtshin 16.98 50°09'09"/28°50'18"
Vilskaya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Vil'sk, Vil's'k 16.98 50°22'51"/28°31'15"
Dubovets Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Dubovets' (Pogrom 5-10-1905) 18.97 50°20'54"/28°26'37"
Troyanov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Troyaniv [Ukr], Troyanov [Rus, Yid], Trojanów [Pol], Troianiv, Treyonev, Trayanov 19.80 50°06'43"/28°32'03"
Kodnya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kodnya [Rus, Ukr], Kodnia [Yid, Pol], Kodnja 20.27 50°04'60"/28°42'06"
Tatarinovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ozerianka, Ozeryanka 20.63 50°05'09"/28°36'06"
Ozerianka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Tatarinovka, Ozeryanka 20.63 50°05'09"/28°36'06"
Chernyakhov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chernyakhov [Rus], Chernyachiv [Ukr], Chernichov [Yid], Czerniachów [Pol], Tschernjachow [Ger], Cherniakhov, Cernjachiv (Pogroms: 6-20 and 6-24-1919) 21.31 50°27'23"/28°40'13"
Volosiv Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Volosovo 23.54 50°07'12"/28°55'03"
Slobodka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Kolony Slobodka, Slobidka 26.15 50°27'11"/28°53'52"
Staraya Kotel'nya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Kotelnia, Kotelnja, Kotelnua, Kotelnya, Kotolina Hayashana, Starosel'ye (Pogrom: 7-10-1919) 26.76 50°06'46"/28°58'04"
Andriivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Andreev, Andreyev, Genrikhovka 26.90 50°30'24"/28°40'49"
Korostyshev Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Korostyshiv [Ukr], Korostyshev [Rus], Korshev [Yid], Korosteszów [Pol], Korostishev, Korostyschiw, Korostysiv, Krostchov 27.59 50°19'02"/29°03'23"
Reya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Reia 27.64 50°01'05"/28°37'56"
Rudnia-Poshta Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Rudnya Poshta 27.83 50°12'28"/28°17'45"
Ivnitsa Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ivnytsia [Ukr], Ivnitsa [Rus], Ivnitza [Yid], Iwnica [Pol], Ivnycja, Ivnitsya, Ivnytsya, Ivnitse 29.49 50°08'56"/29°02'57"
Vydybor Ukr. Kiev Radomysl (Jewish agri col. 1851) 33.13 50°32'47"/28°49'47"
Korostelivka Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Korostylëvka, Korostelevka, Kristalevka 34.22 50°33'47"/28°47'45"
Pyatka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Pyatka [Ukr], Piatka [Rus], Pyatke [Yid], Piątka [Pol], Pyatki, Pjatki, Pjatka 35.10 50°01'11"/28°22'00"
Horbuliv Ukr. Kiev Radomysl Gorbulëv, Gorbuler 35.69 50°32'30"/28°55'53"
Guta Paliyevskaya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Polivs'ka Huta, Polivska Huta, Polivskaya Guta 35.87 50°33'24"/28°27'40"
Andrushevka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Andrushivka [Ukr], Andrushevka [Rus], Andrishifke [Yid], Andruszówka [Pol], Andrushovka, Andruschowka 36.38 50°01'22"/29°01'13"
Chervonoarmeysk Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chervonoarmiys'k [Ukr], Chervonoarmeysk [Rus, since 1935], Puliny [Rus, before 1935], Puli, [Yid], Pulyny 36.55 50°28'04"/28°16'17"
Skraglevka Ukr. Kiev Berdichev Skralevka, Skrolifka 37.32 49°56'28"/28°32'21"
Chervonoye Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chervone [Ukr], Chervonnoye [Rus], Czerwona [Pol], Chervonoye 37.42 49°57'04"/28°51'59"
Nekhvoroshch Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Nekhvoroshcha 39.45 49°57'56"/28°58'25"