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 Olenivka

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Olenivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Olenovka, Alënovka 51°15'00"/32°18'18"

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Alënovka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Olenivka, Olenovka 0.00 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Olenivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Alënovka, Olenovka 0.00 51°15'00"/32°18'18"
Borzna Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Borzna [Ukr, Rus, Yid, Pol], Borsna [Ger], Borzne 8.51 51°15'17"/32°25'37"
Komarovka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Komarivka 11.73 51°14'13"/32°08'16"
Kholmy Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Khovmy 12.86 51°21'27"/32°14'11"
Prokhory Ukr. Chernigov Borzna 13.27 51°09'24"/32°11'10"
Pliski Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Plysky 17.21 51°07'05"/32°26'02"
Shapovalivka Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Shapovalovka 18.57 51°16'15"/32°34'11"
Vysoke Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Vysokye 19.61 51°19'47"/32°33'23"
Zanki Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Zan'ky, Zan'ki 23.44 51°11'49"/31°58'45"
Makoshino Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Makoshyne 23.48 51°27'35"/32°20'47"
Malaya Koshelëvka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Mala Koshelivka 26.12 51°08'27"/31°58'23"
Lisky Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Leski 26.13 51°27'49"/32°08'53"
Kladkovka Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Kladkivka, Klad'kovka, Klad'kivka 26.45 51°19'30"/31°56'38"
Ivangorod Ukr. Chernigov Borzna Ivanhorod 26.71 51°01'51"/32°27'40"
Holoven'ky Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Goloven'ki, Holovenky 29.09 51°22'49"/32°40'05"
Mena Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Mena [Ukr, Rus], Mene [Yid], Miena [Pol] (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 30.84 51°31'18"/32°12'57"
Lypiv Rih Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Lipovyy Rog, Lipovy Rog, Lipov Rog 30.86 51°04'42"/31°57'25"
Dremailovka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Drimailivka, Dremaylovka, Drimaylivka 31.66 51°16'11"/31°51'04"
Drimailivka Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Dremaylovka, Drimaylivka 31.66 51°16'11"/31°51'04"
Palchiki Ukr. Chernigov Borsna Palchyky, Pal'chyky, Pal'chiki 32.72 51°18'27"/32°45'58"
Bakhmach Ukr. Chernigov Konotop Bakhmach [Ukr, Rus], Bachmatch [Yid], Bachmatsch [Ger], Bachmacz [Pol], Bachmac 33.15 51°12'03"/32°46'28"
Novi Mlyny Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Novyye Mlyny, Novyye Mliny 33.26 51°25'19"/32°41'48"
Sosnitsa Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Sosnytsia [Ukr], Sosnitsa [Rus], Sosnitza [Yid], Sośnica [Pol], Sosnyzja [Ger], Sosnitse 33.32 51°31'26"/32°29'59"
Kuren Ukr. Chernigov Konotop Kurin', Kurin' 34.62 51°09'06"/32°46'35"
Zahrebellia Ukr. Chernigov Sosnitsa Zagrebel'ye, Zahrebellya 36.05 51°32'21"/32°32'22"
Nizhyn Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Nizhyn [Ukr], Nezhin [Rus], Nyezhin [Yid], Niezhin [Rus], Nieżyn [Pol], Nischyn [Ger], Nizhin, Neshin 36.81 51°02'53"/31°53'13"
Pashkivka Ukr. Chernigov Neizhin Pashkovka 37.28 50°58'09"/32°00'48"
Mogerki Ukr. Chernigov Niezhin Magerki, Maherky 38.25 51°04'04"/31°50'23"