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 Starovolya

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Starovolya Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Staravoly 52°34'10"/24°19'37"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Velikoye Selo Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Velke Selo, Wielkie Siolo 7.10 52°37'59"/24°19'13"
Shereshevo Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Sharashova [Bel], Shereshevo [Rus], Shereshov [Yid], Szereszów [Pol], Sheresheva, Shereshuv, Shershev, Shershova, Shershovi, Sarasova, Šarašoŭ, Šarašova 7.64 52°33'26"/24°12'56"
Pruzhany Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Pruzhany [Rus], Prużana [Pol], Pružany [Bel], Pruzhani [Yid], Pružanai [Lith], Pruschany [Ger], Pruzhana, Prozhani, Pruzhene, Pruzin 8.80 52°33'17"/24°27'17"
Murava Bel. Grodno Pruzhany 10.77 52°38'35"/24°13'24"
Silichi Bel. Grodno Pruzhany 13.93 52°39'05"/24°28'58"
Sukhopol' Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Suchopal 14.38 52°39'32"/24°10'24"
Kotra Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Kotry 14.81 52°42'08"/24°18'48"
Khvalovo Pervoye Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Chwalowo 15.26 52°38'25"/24°08'00"
Khomno Bel. Grodno Pruzhany 15.38 52°26'12"/24°23'28"
Sosnovka Bel. Grodno Pruzhany 16.52 52°25'17"/24°20'46"
Linovo Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Linova [Bel], Linowo [Pol], Linëvo [Rus], Linowa, Lineve, Linovo Pervoye (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 16.68 52°28'23"/24°30'57"
Rudniki Bel. Grodno Pruzhany 16.90 52°40'03"/24°31'04"
Smolyany Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Smalyany 16.95 52°33'04"/24°34'33"
Galėny Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Haleny, Halyany 17.73 52°42'06"/24°10'48"
Ol'shany Bel. Grodno Pruzhany 17.86 52°29'48"/24°33'44"
Oranchitsy Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Oranczyce, Aranchytsy, Orańczyce, Oran'chytse, Oranchitsy 18.42 52°27'46"/24°32'07"
Khorévo Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Chorewo, Kharava, Khvalovo 18.90 52°38'13"/24°35'01"
Khidry Bel. Grodno Brest Chidry, Velikiye Khidry, Khidry-Novyye 19.00 52°32'05"/24°03'06"
Shcherchėvo Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Szczerczewo, Shcharchova, Shcherchëvo, Shcherchovo 19.66 52°25'31"/24°09'31"
Rovbitskaya Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Rovbitsk, Rowbick 20.00 52°40'02"/24°04'42"
Smolyanitsa Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Smolanica 25.92 52°42'21"/24°38'19"
Tevli Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Tewle, Tewli 26.35 52°20'14"/24°14'59"
Zasimy Bel. Grodno Kobrin Zosimy 26.81 52°20'32"/24°27'31"
Malech' Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Malech [Rus], Malecz [Pol], Maltsh [Yid], Maleč [Bel], Maltch, Malch, Moletch 27.23 52°29'01"/24°42'14"
Novy Dvor Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Novy Dvor [Bel], Nowy Dwór [Pol], Novyy Dvor [Rus], Novy Dvur 29.06 52°49'49"/24°21'14"
Strigovo Bel. Grodno Kobrin Strychowo, Stryhowo, Stryhava 30.22 52°17'58"/24°16'34"
Zaprudy Bel. Grodno Kobrin 31.42 52°19'48"/24°34'23"
Zhychin Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Zyczyn 31.86 52°28'19"/24°46'11"
Kuklichi Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Kuklicze 32.06 52°49'58"/24°31'14"
Gorsk Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Horsk 33.18 52°24'22"/24°44'13"
Bosyach Bel. Grodno Kobrin Bosiacz 33.92 52°16'06"/24°24'21"
Ostromichi Bel. Grodno Kobrin Ostromech Krulevski, Ostromecz Krolewski, Astromichy 33.98 52°16'35"/24°28'08"
Białowieža Pol. Grodno Pruzhany Białowieża [Pol], Belovezha [Rus], Bialoviezha 34.72 52°42'07"/23°51'40"
Zastawa Pol. Grodno Pruzhany 35.86 52°41'60"/23°50'27"
Kustovichi Bel. Grodno Kobrin Kustovichy, Kustovichi [Rus], Kustowicze [Pol] 36.32 52°17'32"/24°36'37"
Syalyets Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Syalyets [Bel], Selets [Rus], Sielec [Pol], Seltz [Yid], Selts, Selitz, Sialec, Sjalec, Syalets, Sielec nad Jasiołdą 36.62 52°35'14"/24°52'05"
Lyskovo Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Lyskovo [Rus], Łysków [Pol], Liskova [Yid], Łyskava [Bel], Lyskuv 37.05 52°51'11"/24°36'56"
Tsikhavolya Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Tikhovolya [Rus], Tsikhavolya [Bel], Cichowola [Pol] 37.96 52°50'44"/23°59'45"
Pervomayskaya Bel. Grodno Pruzhany Pyershamayskaya [Bel], Błudeń [Pol], Bluden' [Rus], Błudzień [Bel], Pervomayskaya [Rus], Pieršamajskaja, Blodno 38.07 52°31'39"/24°53'09"
Litvinki Bel. Grodno Kobrin Litwinki 38.14 52°14'13"/24°11'20"
Masiewo Pol. Grodno Pruzhany 38.99 52°49'00"/23°55'00"
Osochniki Bel. Grodno Volkovysk Osoczniki, Asoshniki 39.01 52°51'31"/24°39'18"
Kamyanyets Bel. Grodno Brest Kamyanyets [Bel], Kamenets [Rus], Kamieniec Litewski [Pol], Kamenets Litovsk [Yid], Kamianiec, Kameniec, Kamenetz, Komenitz, Komenitz D Lita, Kamyenyets Litevski, Kamenets-Litevski, Kamenets-Litovskiy 39.08 52°24'00"/23°49'16"
Abramowo Bel. Grodno Brest Abramovo [Rus], Abramowo [Pol], Plesiszcze 39.38 52°32'05"/23°44'50"
Kamien Szlachecki Bel. Grodno Kobrin Kamen (not featured on Google map nor in BGN gazetteer, but found on hist. maps) 39.70 52°14'59"/24°35'14"
Kobryn Bel. Grodno Kobrin Kobryn [Bel], Kobrin [Rus, Yid], Kobryń [Pol] 39.82 52°12'42"/24°21'23"
Selets Bel. Grodno Kobrin Sialiec 39.98 52°13'27"/24°29'32"