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 Myshelovka

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Myshelovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev 50°22'21"/30°32'40"

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Demievka Ukr. Kiev Kiev 4.13 50°24'20"/30°31'04"
Litovskaya Ukr. Kiev Kiev Vita Litovskaya 4.86 50°19'44"/30°32'58"
Kyyiv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kiev, Kijew, Kijow, Kiyev, Kjew 7.04 50°25'60"/30°31'00"
Khotiv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Khotov 7.12 50°19'51"/30°28'06"
Predmostnaya Ukr. Chernigov Oster Prigorodnaya Slobodka, Predmostnaya Sloboda (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 7.30 50°25'60"/30°34'60"
Zhuliany Ukr. Kiev Kiev Zhulyane, Zhulyany 7.52 50°23'34"/30°26'36"
Solomenka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Solom'yanka 8.38 50°25'47"/30°28'03"
Nikol'skaya Ukr. Chernigov Oster Nikolskaya Sloboda, Nikolskaya Slobodka, Nikolski Slobodka, Slobodka Nikolskaya (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 9.05 50°27'00"/30°34'60"
Pushcha-Voditsa 9.17 °00'00"/°00'00"
Darnitsa Ukr. Kiev Kiev Darnica 9.66 50°25'52"/30°38'42"
Nikolskaya-Predmostnaya Sloboda 10.40 °00'00"/°00'00"
Borshagovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Borshagivka, a suburb west of Kiev 10.86 50°25'60"/30°25'28"
Khodosovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Khodosivka 11.41 50°16'16"/30°31'15"
Kriukivshchyna 12.59 °00'00"/°00'00"
Kriukivshchyna Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kryukovshchina [Rus], Kryukivshchyna [Ukr] 12.59 50°22'12"/30°22'01"
Shkhravshchyna Ukr. Kiev Kiev 12.89 50°21'22"/30°21'52"
Babi Yar Ukr. Kiev Kiev Babi Yar, Babyn Yar, Babiy Yar, Babiy Jar 12.95 50°28'19"/30°26'57"
Demievka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Demiivska, Demiyivka 13.19 50°24'15"/30°31'16"
Yorivka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Yurovka 13.19 50°20'16"/30°21'59"
Ivankovychi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Ivankovichi 14.17 50°16'31"/30°24'54"
Sviatoshyn Ukr. Kiev Kiev Svyatoshyn, Svyatoshino (now a suburb of Kiev) 14.75 50°27'36"/30°23'17"
Podgortsy Ukr. Kiev Kiev Pidhirtsi, Pidgirtsi 15.17 50°14'10"/30°32'30"
Kurenëvka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Prigorod Kurenevka (Only visible on hist. maps) 15.28 50°29'30"/30°26'14"
Roslavichi 15.39 °00'00"/°00'00"
Roslavychi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Roslovichi, Roslavichi 15.39 50°15'05"/30°26'21"
Gvozdovo Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hvozdiv 15.47 50°14'20"/30°29'01"
Glevakha Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hlevakha 18.91 50°16'27"/30°19'38"
Krushynka Ukr. Kiev Vasilkov 20.11 50°13'58"/30°21'51"
Pushcha-Vodytsya Ukr. Kiev Kiev Pushcha-Voditsa, Pushcha-Vodytsia 22.49 50°32'13"/30°21'35"
Bilogorodka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Bilohorodka, Belogorodka, Belgorodka 22.71 50°23'23"/30°13'31"
Belogorodka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Bilohorodka, Byelogorodka 22.71 50°23'23"/30°13'31"
Martusivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Martusovka 23.41 50°18'46"/30°51'39"
Hnativka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hnativka [Ukr], Ignatovka [Rus], Anatovka [Yid], Ihnatówka [Pol], Gnatovka 23.43 50°24'00"/30°13'00"
Shakhravshchina Ukr. Kiev Kiev Gnatovka 23.61 50°23'24"/30°12'45"
Vyshgorod Ukr. Kiev Kiev Vyshhorod 23.92 50°35'05"/30°29'23"
Brovary Ukr. Chernigov Oster Brovary [Ukr, Rus], Browary [Pol, Ger], Brovari [Yid], Brovar 24.64 50°31'05"/30°48'24"
Gorenka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Horenka 25.45 50°33'26"/30°19'56"
Neshcheriv Ukr. Kiev Kiev 25.53 50°08'53"/30°37'10"
Vasil'kov Ukr. Kiev Vasilkov Vasyl'kiv [Ukr], Vasil'kov [Rus], Vasilikev [Yid], Wasylków [Pol], Vasylkov, Wasilkow, Wassilkow, Wassylkiw, Wasylkiw, Vasilkov 26.37 50°11'13"/30°18'49"
Irpen' Ukr. Kiev Kiev Irpin 26.62 50°31'18"/30°15'02"
Kopachëv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kopachiv, Kopachi 27.80 50°07'30"/30°29'22"
Boryspil' Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Boryspil' [Ukr], Borispol' [Rus, Yid], Boryspol [Pol], Borysopol (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882.) 29.21 50°21'10"/30°57'18"
Novi Petrovtsy 29.25 °00'00"/°00'00"
Novi Petrivtsi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Novyye Petrovtsy, Novye Petrovtsy, Novopetrovtsy 29.25 50°37'39"/30°26'35"
Obukhov Ukr. Kiev Kiev Obukhiv [Ukr], Obukhov [Rus], Obuchev [Yid], Obuchów [Pol], Obukhow, Obuchiv, Obuchiw 30.00 50°06'25"/30°37'07"
Shpyt'ky Ukr. Kiev Kiev Shpytky, Shpit'ki 30.06 50°24'59"/30°07'34"
Voronkov Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Voronkov [Rus, Yid], Voron'kiv [Ukr], Worońkow [Pol] 30.26 50°13'20"/30°53'59"
Hostomel' Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hostomel' [Ukr], Gostomel' [Rus], Hostomlia [Yid], Hostoml [Pol], Hostomla, Gostoml', Gostomyl, Astomlye 30.42 50°34'44"/30°15'44"
Stari Petrovtsy Ukr. Kiev Kiev Stari Petrivtsi 32.40 50°39'06"/30°24'50"
Trypillya Ukr. Kiev Kiev Trypillya [Ukr], Tripol'ye [Rus], Tripolye [Yid], Trypol [Pol], Trypole, Tripolje 32.94 50°07'05"/30°46'53"
Vorzel' Ukr. Kiev Kiev Dachi Vorzel' 33.66 50°32'40"/30°09'11"
Krasne Pershe Ukr. Kiev Kiev Krasnoye Pervoy 33.83 50°04'47"/30°40'26"
Novoselki Ukr. Kiev Kiev Novosëlki 33.95 50°18'44"/30°04'31"
Horodyshche Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Gorodishche, (Glubokoe on hist. map) 34.44 50°16'04"/31°00'04"
Plesetskoye Ukr. Kiev Vasilkov Plisetskoye, Plesetske, Plesets'ke 34.75 50°13'09"/30°07'05"
Kodaky Ukr. Kiev Vasilkov Kodaki 36.00 50°06'01"/30°16'14"
Lyutezh Ukr. Kiev Kiev Liutizh, Lvutezh, Lyutizh, Lutesh, Lutezh 36.20 50°41'01"/30°23'36"
Buzova Ukr. Kiev Kiev Buzovaya 36.41 50°25'04"/30°02'09"
Zhukivtsi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Zhukovtsy 36.64 50°04'41"/30°46'33"
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Mostyshche Ukr. Kiev Kiev Mostishche 37.64 50°17'49"/30°01'39"
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Rogozov Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Rohoziv 39.21 50°14'16"/31°03'17"
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