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 Cania

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Cania Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kaniya 46°16'35"/28°13'50"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Hănăseni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ganaseny de Pedure, Hanasenii De Padure 10.98 46°20'46"/28°19'54"
Pleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Plesheny 12.38 46°21'23"/28°20'33"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Baimaclia [Rom], Baymakliya [Rus] 15.68 46°11'15"/28°23'20"
Gotesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Goteshty 16.16 46°08'09"/28°10'35"
Tigheci Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Tigech 16.75 46°23'16"/28°22'38"
Cociulia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kochuliya 16.77 46°21'24"/28°24'54"
Visinesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vişineşti [Rom], Vishnëvka [Rus], Vişniovca, Vişineovca 17.84 46°19'57"/28°26'53"
Chioselia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kisseliya, Kioselya Mika, Kiseliya-Mika, Kioseliya, Kiseliya 20.20 46°08'28"/28°24'20"
Badicul Moldovenesc Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Badicu, Badyku-Moldavskoye 20.32 46°05'42"/28°15'54"
Sadic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Sadacu, Sadyk 22.15 46°16'12"/28°31'07"
Iargara Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Yargara, Yargora, Posëlok Yargora 22.39 46°25'31"/28°25'36"
Leova Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Leova [Rom, Mold, Yid], Leovo [Rus], Leowa [Ger], Leowo [Pol], Levo, Leva 22.97 46°28'56"/28°15'11"
Misheny Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) 24.03 46°25'08"/28°27'56"
Borogani Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Borogany 24.67 46°22'15"/28°31'17"
Baius Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Bayush 26.65 46°26'51"/28°28'25"
Cupcui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Copcui, Kupkuy 28.51 46°31'02"/28°21'29"
Aleksandreshty Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Alexandresti, Aleksandrovka, Aleksandreshty, Aleksandreshti 28.77 46°03'01"/28°24'45"
Cazangic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kazanzhik 30.20 46°30'30"/28°26'06"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 32.47 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 32.80 46°17'41"/28°39'23"
Borceag Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Biruintsa 33.55 46°03'09"/28°31'21"
Dezghingea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dezghinge, Dezginzhe 33.87 46°25'20"/28°37'04"
Besalma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshalma 34.19 46°10'09"/28°38'49"
Bestemac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak 35.98 46°31'34"/28°31'44"
Covurlui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy 37.32 46°35'26"/28°24'05"
Cotihana Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Cotiugeni, Kotyugany 37.60 45°56'18"/28°14'36"
Sărata-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Razesi, Sarata-Rezeshty 37.81 46°36'56"/28°15'54"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 38.22 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Albota de Sus Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Albota, Verkhnyaya Albota, Novaya Albota 38.94 45°58'12"/28°28'32"
Baurci-Moldoveni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baurcei, Baurchi 39.73 46°05'46"/28°40'35"