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 Martusivka

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Martusivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Martusovka 50°18'46"/30°51'39"

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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.) 8.02 50°21'10"/30°57'18"
Voronkov Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Voronkov [Rus, Yid], Voron'kiv [Ukr], Worońkow [Pol] 10.44 50°13'20"/30°53'59"
Horodyshche Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Gorodishche, (Glubokoe on hist. map) 11.15 50°16'04"/31°00'04"
Rogozov Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Rohoziv 16.10 50°14'16"/31°03'17"
Darnitsa Ukr. Kiev Kiev Darnica 20.19 50°25'52"/30°38'42"
Litovskaya Ukr. Kiev Kiev Vita Litovskaya 22.17 50°19'44"/30°32'58"
Trypillya Ukr. Kiev Kiev Trypillya [Ukr], Tripol'ye [Rus], Tripolye [Yid], Trypol [Pol], Trypole, Tripolje 22.39 50°07'05"/30°46'53"
Liubartsi Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Lyubartsy, Lyubartsi, Lyubortsy 22.54 50°15'49"/31°10'07"
Brovary Ukr. Chernigov Oster Brovary [Ukr, Rus], Browary [Pol, Ger], Brovari [Yid], Brovar 23.15 50°31'05"/30°48'24"
Myshelovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev 23.41 50°22'21"/30°32'40"
Nikolskaya-Predmostnaya Sloboda 23.69 °00'00"/°00'00"
Predmostnaya Ukr. Chernigov Oster Prigorodnaya Slobodka, Predmostnaya Sloboda (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 23.81 50°25'60"/30°34'60"
Podgortsy Ukr. Kiev Kiev Pidhirtsi, Pidgirtsi 24.22 50°14'10"/30°32'30"
Khodosovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Khodosivka 24.60 50°16'16"/30°31'15"
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) 24.90 50°27'00"/30°34'60"
Neshcheriv Ukr. Kiev Kiev 25.11 50°08'53"/30°37'10"
Demievka Ukr. Kiev Kiev 26.42 50°24'20"/30°31'04"
Zhukivtsi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Zhukovtsy 26.79 50°04'41"/30°46'33"
Kyyiv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kiev, Kijew, Kijow, Kiyev, Kjew 27.84 50°25'60"/30°31'00"
Khotiv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Khotov 27.93 50°19'51"/30°28'06"
Gvozdovo Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hvozdiv 28.04 50°14'20"/30°29'01"
Obukhov Ukr. Kiev Kiev Obukhiv [Ukr], Obukhov [Rus], Obuchev [Yid], Obuchów [Pol], Obukhow, Obuchiv, Obuchiw 28.66 50°06'25"/30°37'07"
Krasne Pershe Ukr. Kiev Kiev Krasnoye Pervoy 29.12 50°04'47"/30°40'26"
Selychivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Selichevka 29.34 50°20'18"/31°16'20"
Pushcha-Voditsa 29.79 °00'00"/°00'00"
Veselynivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Skoptsy, Veselinovka 30.37 50°14'33"/31°16'25"
Roslavychi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Roslovichi, Roslavichi 30.72 50°15'05"/30°26'21"
Roslavichi 30.72 °00'00"/°00'00"
Solomenka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Solom'yanka 30.77 50°25'47"/30°28'03"
Zhuliany Ukr. Kiev Kiev Zhulyane, Zhulyany 30.93 50°23'34"/30°26'36"
Ivankovychi Ukr. Kiev Kiev Ivankovichi 31.93 50°16'31"/30°24'54"
Hostroluchchia Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Hostroluchchya, Ostroluch'ye 32.10 50°25'26"/31°16'43"
Baryshivka Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Baryshivka [Ukr], Baryshevka [Rus], Baryszówka [Pol], Baryszevka, Lipnyaki 33.15 50°21'40"/31°19'18"
Kopachëv Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kopachiv, Kopachi 33.67 50°07'30"/30°29'22"
Borshagovka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Borshagivka, a suburb west of Kiev 33.72 50°25'60"/30°25'28"
Babi Yar Ukr. Kiev Kiev Babi Yar, Babyn Yar, Babiy Yar, Babiy Jar 34.12 50°28'19"/30°26'57"
Demievka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Demiivska, Demiyivka 35.20 50°24'15"/30°31'16"
Yorivka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Yurovka 35.20 50°20'16"/30°21'59"
Maskivtsi Ukr. Kiev Pereyaslav 35.37 50°13'24"/31°20'18"
Yerkivtsy Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Yerkovtsy 35.39 50°07'16"/31°15'28"
Shkhravshchyna Ukr. Kiev Kiev 35.55 50°21'22"/30°21'52"
Kriukivshchyna Ukr. Kiev Kiev Kryukovshchina [Rus], Kryukivshchyna [Ukr] 35.62 50°22'12"/30°22'01"
Kriukivshchyna 35.62 °00'00"/°00'00"
Kovalin Ukr. Poltava Pereyaslav Kovalyn 35.96 50°04'38"/31°12'24"
Kurenëvka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Prigorod Kurenevka (Only visible on hist. maps) 36.01 50°29'30"/30°26'14"
Krushynka Ukr. Kiev Vasilkov 36.39 50°13'58"/30°21'51"
Sviatoshyn Ukr. Kiev Kiev Svyatoshyn, Svyatoshino (now a suburb of Kiev) 37.30 50°27'36"/30°23'17"
Glevakha Ukr. Kiev Kiev Hlevakha 38.15 50°16'27"/30°19'38"
Krasnaya Slobodka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Krasna Slobidka, Germanovskaya Slobodka 38.84 50°00'52"/30°34'39"
Rasavka Ukr. Kiev Kiev Yuzefovka 39.44 49°57'31"/30°49'47"