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 Gorodishche

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Gorodishche Ukr. Poltava Piryatin 49°55'60"/31°30'00"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Zarubintsy Ukr. Kiev Kanev 7.81 49°58'37"/31°24'52"
Andrushi Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav 11.71 50°01'00"/31°24'00"
Letsky Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Lets'ky 12.88 50°00'46"/31°37'51"
Mala Karatul Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Malyy Karatul', Maly Karatul 13.34 50°02'44"/31°33'58"
Koron Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Karan 14.51 50°03'23"/31°25'57"
Pereyaslav-Khmel'nitskiy Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Pereyaslav-Khmel'nitskiy [Rus], Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi [Ukr], Periyoslov [Yid], Pereyaslav, Pereiaslav, Pierejaslav, Perejasław, Perejaslawl, Pereiaslav-Poltavskyi, Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy, Perejasław-Chmielnicki 15.34 50°04'03"/31°26'59"
Pereyaslivka Ukr. Chernigov Nizhin Pereyaslovka, Pereyaslivka 16.11 50°04'28"/31°26'58"
Polohy-Yanenky Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Yanenki-Pologi [Russian], Pologi-Yanenki 16.54 49°57'20"/31°43'43"
Pology-Verhuny Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Verguny-Pologi, Verguny, Vertuny, Pologi-Verguny 16.63 49°59'31"/31°42'50"
Gel'myazov Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Hel'miaziv [Ukr], Gel'myazov [Rus], Helmiazov [Yid], Glemyazovo, Glemiasov (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 16.84 49°49'00"/31°21'00"
Hreblya Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Koptsevichi-Greblya 20.02 50°06'36"/31°26'50"
Kaniv Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kaniv [Ukr], Kanëv [Rus], Kanev [Yid], Kaniów [Pol], Kaniew, Kaniev, Kanew, Kaniw 20.38 49°45'06"/31°27'36"
Keleberda Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 21.19 49°44'50"/31°33'46"
Pomokli Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav 23.35 50°06'32"/31°40'44"
Kaleniki Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Kalenyky 25.47 49°51'59"/31°50'24"
Prokhorivka Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Prokhorovka 25.74 49°42'44"/31°36'22"
Kozarovka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kozarivka, Kozorinovka 25.87 49°45'43"/31°15'22"
Kovalin Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Kovalyn 26.36 50°04'38"/31°12'24"
Yerkivtsy Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Yerkovtsy 27.11 50°07'16"/31°15'28"
Pleshkani Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Pleshkany 28.10 49°51'02"/31°52'14"
Stepantsy Ukr. Kiev Kanev Stepantsi [Ukr], Stepantsy [Rus], Stepnitz [Yid], Stepańce [Pol], Stepancy, Stepanci, Stempenits, Stepenits (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 29.34 49°42'12"/31°17'58"
Kapustintsy Ukr. Poltava Piryatin Kapustyntsi 31.11 50°04'31"/31°52'30"
Kozliv Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Kozlov 31.95 50°13'01"/31°34'18"
Peschanoye Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Pishchane (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 32.23 49°44'50"/31°50'40"
Prystromy Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Pristromy 32.61 50°13'24"/31°25'51"
Nekhaiky Ukr. Poltava Piryatin Nekhayki 32.66 49°59'56"/31°56'42"
Rzhyshchiv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Rzhyshchiv [Ukr], Rzhishchëv [Rus], Rzhishchev [Yid], Rzyszczów [Pol], Rzhyschiv, Rzysciv, Reshishtshev, Rschyschtschiw, Orzistchov, Irzyszczów 33.08 49°58'02"/31°02'27"
Maslivka Ukr. Kiev Kanev Maslovka 33.88 49°43'14"/31°09'42"
Kovrai Ukr. Poltava Zolotonosha Kovray 33.88 49°48'43"/31°56'01"
Maskivtsi Ukr. Kiev Pereyaslav 34.25 50°13'24"/31°20'18"
Semenivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Semënovka 34.74 50°14'44"/31°30'52"
Panfyly Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Panfily 36.30 50°12'32"/31°46'21"
Nychyporivka Ukr. Poltava Piryatin Nichiporovka 37.00 50°11'53"/31°48'50"
Potik Ukr. Kiev Kanev Potek, Potok 37.26 49°45'55"/31°03'02"
Pereiaslavske Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Pereyaslavs'ke, Pereyaslavskoye 37.84 50°15'28"/31°39'34"
Veselynivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Skoptsy, Veselinovka 37.97 50°14'33"/31°16'25"
Kozyn Ukr. Kiev Kanev Kozin 38.05 49°41'57"/31°06'47"
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