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 Căzăneşti

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Căzăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kazaneshty 47°36'49"/28°28'27"

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Chiţcanii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany 3.13 47°35'30"/28°30'03"
Brinzenii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Novyye Brynzeny 5.06 47°39'30"/28°29'09"
Ţînţăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' 8.11 47°34'19"/28°33'47"
Ordăşei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ordashey 8.16 47°41'06"/28°29'54"
Banesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty 8.31 47°34'13"/28°23'01"
Nucăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' 8.40 47°35'51"/28°35'02"
Verejeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Verezheni, Verezhen' 8.91 47°32'00"/28°28'12"
Pepeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pepeny 10.29 47°38'13"/28°20'29"
Prepeliţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prepelitsa 10.41 47°35'18"/28°20'26"
Sărătenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny 11.40 47°31'35"/28°33'16"
Scorţeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Skortseny 13.22 47°38'29"/28°38'44"
Ineşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ineshty 13.42 47°30'17"/28°23'49"
Stefanesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty 13.44 47°43'55"/28°26'16"
Leuseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' 14.82 47°28'58"/28°26'08"
Chiştelniţa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kishtel'nitsa 14.87 47°34'08"/28°39'40"
Telenesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg 14.93 47°30'04"/28°21'55"
Capresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti 15.67 47°45'15"/28°27'48"
Coropceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Korobcheny 15.81 47°28'30"/28°31'20"
Ignăţei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ignatsey 15.96 47°40'54"/28°39'42"
Alexeuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] 16.30 47°41'21"/28°17'16"
Mihălaşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] 16.49 47°29'44"/28°20'28"
Ciocîlteni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chekolteny, Ciocalteni 16.72 47°29'39"/28°36'36"
Găuzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gauzeny 17.17 47°45'19"/28°33'53"
Văsieni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vasieni, Vasiyeny 17.22 47°27'36"/28°26'37"
Ciutuleşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chutuleshty 17.56 47°45'43"/28°23'38"
Copăceni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kopacheny 17.99 47°36'57"/28°14'03"
Raspopeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] 18.07 47°44'34"/28°37'13"
Mîndreşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Mandresti, Myndreshty 19.08 47°30'19"/28°16'37"
Chipeşca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] 19.33 47°45'44"/28°36'28"
Domulgeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' 20.04 47°47'31"/28°26'10"
Caşunca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kashunka, Kasovka 20.10 47°47'10"/28°23'39"
Ghiduleni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Giduleny 20.17 47°36'39"/28°44'36"
Drăgăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Draganeshti, Dragoneshty 20.34 47°43'08"/28°15'08"
Receşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty 20.52 47°47'17"/28°33'47"
Pecişte Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pecestea, Pecheshtya 20.81 47°42'55"/28°42'26"
Crăsnăşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni 20.86 47°25'59"/28°23'54"
Zahorna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Zagorna, Zakharna 21.12 47°47'44"/28°33'15"
Dobruşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa 21.20 47°47'11"/28°35'36"
Bogzesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bogzeshty 21.61 47°25'18"/28°25'38"
Sămăşcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Samashkany 22.67 47°45'17"/28°41'33"
Pripiceni-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' 23.02 47°41'14"/28°45'41"
Zgărdeşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zgordeshty 23.19 47°31'50"/28°11'26"
Cucuruzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kokorozeny 23.44 47°29'18"/28°43'32"
Bushivka Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca 23.84 47°35'33"/28°47'26"
Sirbesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) 24.25 47°47'28"/28°17'10"
Pohoarna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna 24.27 47°49'52"/28°29'54"
Hirişeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny 24.44 47°26'09"/28°16'58"
Brăviceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicheny 24.45 47°25'57"/28°39'33"
Sirota Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev 24.63 47°31'40"/28°46'37"
Singerei Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei 24.95 47°38'11"/28°08'35"
Fuzauca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] 24.95 47°44'33"/28°44'49"
Brejeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' 25.23 47°34'48"/28°08'29"
Breanova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bryanovo 25.59 47°24'59"/28°39'01"
Cuizăuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cuizovca, Kuyzovka 25.66 47°36'49"/28°48'59"
Trifeşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei 25.69 47°40'30"/28°48'17"
Cogilniceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny 26.09 47°38'07"/28°49'15"
Rădoaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya 26.44 47°43'27"/28°09'42"
Cotiujenii Mari Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany 26.44 47°50'42"/28°33'18"
Hirova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghirova, Girovo 26.73 47°24'40"/28°16'55"
Ghetlova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Getlovo 26.81 47°22'31"/28°31'51"
Viprova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vaprova, Vyprovo 27.06 47°22'44"/28°34'15"
Olişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani 27.20 47°48'00"/28°42'34"
Săseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Seseny 27.36 47°22'05"/28°30'01"
Meleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Meleshen, Melesheny 27.36 47°22'29"/28°23'11"
Sîrcova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarcova, Syrkovo 27.48 47°44'32"/28°47'15"
Cucioaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kuchoya, Kuchoyya 27.57 47°27'37"/28°11'08"
Discova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova 27.79 47°22'41"/28°35'54"
Ghindeşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gandesti, Gindeshty 27.80 47°51'17"/28°22'36"
Putintei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey 27.80 47°22'27"/28°34'52"
Ţibirica Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsibirika 28.09 47°22'17"/28°22'01"
Bravicea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi 28.24 47°21'39"/28°26'11"
Morozeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Morozeny, Morozeni Mari 28.87 47°22'40"/28°38'09"
Chiperceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kipercheny 29.13 47°31'19"/28°50'17"
Vorotet Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul 29.17 47°33'33"/28°51'17"
Hoginesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti 29.45 47°22'13"/28°19'09"
Iezărenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny 29.46 47°33'56"/28°05'16"
Valea lui Vlad Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad 29.80 47°28'55"/28°07'42"
Hirtop Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca 29.85 47°52'54"/28°27'31"
Piscăreşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Piskareshty 30.07 47°45'36"/28°48'42"
Cinişeuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 30.18 47°41'50"/28°51'27"
Biesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Biyesht, Biyeshty 30.67 47°31'01"/28°51'26"
Onişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Onishkany 30.95 47°22'01"/28°16'60"
Dereneu Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Derenev 31.00 47°22'54"/28°14'43"
Bobulesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Bobuleshty 31.12 47°52'51"/28°21'04"
Rădeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Redeni, Redeny 31.16 47°23'45"/28°12'47"
Dumbrăviţa Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa 31.29 47°28'47"/28°06'27"
Cihoreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cegoreni, Chegoreny 31.42 47°30'23"/28°51'42"
Sîngereii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou 31.52 47°43'23"/28°05'10"
Flaminzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny 31.52 47°29'56"/28°05'24"
Cobilnea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea 31.61 47°51'55"/28°40'13"
Vărvăreuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka 31.92 47°52'47"/28°18'52"
Bahrinesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti 32.04 47°51'24"/28°14'39"
Gura Camencii Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka 32.12 47°53'28"/28°21'17"
Slobozia-Hodorogea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea 32.15 47°30'35"/28°52'27"
Prajila Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prazhilo 32.21 47°50'27"/28°12'25"
Ţahnăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy 32.22 47°44'33"/28°51'35"
Bilicenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny 32.33 47°39'21"/28°02'50"
Vatici Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vatich 32.45 47°20'23"/28°37'26"
Floresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat 32.74 47°53'09"/28°18'27"
Hîrboveţ Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gerbovets, Harbovat 32.75 47°20'25"/28°18'42"
Isacova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Isakovo 32.89 47°22'07"/28°43'11"
Nikolaeva Blagodat Ukr. Bessarabia Orgieev Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) 32.93 47°25'56"/28°49'16"
Şoldăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sholdaneshty, Chernenko 33.04 47°48'58"/28°47'50"
Cornova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova 33.22 47°23'41"/28°10'23"
Echimauti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi 33.22 47°41'38"/28°54'05"
Pohrebeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pogrebeny, Pogribeni 33.25 47°33'23"/28°54'34"
Marculesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht 33.33 47°52'08"/28°14'28"
Gvozdova Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gvozdovo 33.66 47°54'16"/28°21'01"
Ţipleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Tsypleshty 33.97 47°49'29"/28°08'46"
Năpădeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Napadeny 34.04 47°24'05"/28°08'50"
Ţareuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tareni, Tsarėvka 34.11 47°45'00"/28°52'56"
Bularda Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Balarda 34.32 47°21'22"/28°13'20"
Şestaci Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shestachi 34.51 47°51'36"/28°45'16"
Chiscareni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо 35.03 47°34'26"/28°00'39"
Cunicea Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kunicha, Kunichya 35.18 47°54'28"/28°38'47"
Poyana Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Poeana, Poyyana 35.25 47°54'43"/28°37'60"
Gura Căinarului Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary 35.28 47°51'48"/28°10'59"
Bobletici Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Bobletichi 35.47 47°27'60"/28°03'17"
Condrăteşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kondrateshty 35.52 47°24'50"/28°06'18"
Răciula Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Rechula 35.52 47°18'21"/28°20'50"
Heciul Nou Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou 35.88 47°46'31"/28°03'34"
Şipca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Shipka, Shibka 36.15 47°50'54"/28°48'30"
Coşerniţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cosarnita, Koshernitsa 36.28 47°56'23"/28°27'56"
Cuhureştii de Jos Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Nizhniye Kugureshty 36.30 47°55'48"/28°35'34"
Putineşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Putineshty 36.32 47°50'09"/28°07'07"
Orhei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] 36.59 47°23'06"/28°49'28"
Alexandreni I Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) 36.65 47°48'26"/28°04'40"
Izvoare Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare 36.75 47°33'09"/28°57'21"
Lipceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny 36.76 47°48'31"/28°52'16"
Cuşmirca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kushmirka 36.78 47°54'19"/28°42'20"
Palanca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Palanka 37.07 47°20'05"/28°12'13"
Oneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Oneshty 37.38 47°16'52"/28°32'50"
Codreanca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cobalca, Kobylka 37.41 47°17'12"/28°35'31"
Hligeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny 38.01 47°49'14"/28°52'42"
Văscăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Varticauti, Vaskautsy 38.09 47°57'19"/28°30'39"
Saharna Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sakharna 38.43 47°41'59"/28°58'16"
Cernita Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Ciornita 38.99 47°57'51"/28°28'03"
Păuleşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pauleshty, Paulesht' 39.08 47°16'08"/28°22'19"
Donici Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, 39.22 47°17'11"/28°40'08"
Nişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Nishkany 39.52 47°16'08"/28°20'42"
Ofatinţi Mold. Podolia Balta Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci 39.70 47°39'57"/28°59'54"
Berezlogi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi 39.71 47°26'13"/28°56'02"
Rezina Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg 39.78 47°44'57"/28°57'57"
Chirianca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kiriyanka 39.90 47°15'24"/28°31'49"