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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 2.72 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 3.37 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 6.07 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 6.23 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 6.68 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 9.19 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 10.08 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 10.48 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 10.95 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 11.34 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 11.61 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 11.69 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 11.95 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 12.69 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 13.64 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 13.65 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 13.90 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 14.73 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 14.77 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 14.77 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 14.77 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 14.96 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 15.31 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 16.39 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 16.72 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 17.27 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 17.72 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 18.68 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 18.82 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 18.83 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 18.90 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 19.01 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 19.13 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 19.29 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 19.64 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 19.83 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 19.91 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 20.48 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 20.50 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 20.53 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 20.83 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 21.87 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 23.14 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 23.14 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 23.34 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 23.51 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 23.77 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 23.82 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 23.95 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 23.98 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 24.09 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 24.31 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 24.32 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 24.78 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 25.14 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 25.34 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 25.66 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 25.91 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 26.00 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 26.19 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 26.56 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 26.79 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 27.11 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 27.53 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 28.48 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 28.52 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 28.70 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 29.59 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 29.67 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 29.74 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 29.91 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 31.04 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 31.04 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 31.11 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 31.64 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 32.19 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 32.29 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 32.32 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 32.56 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 32.95 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 33.39 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 33.77 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 33.89 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 34.00 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 34.03 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 34.27 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 34.35 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 34.53 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 34.55 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 34.60 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 34.71 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 35.09 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 35.63 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 35.63 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 36.08 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 36.55 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 36.98 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 37.58 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 37.81 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 37.86 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 38.23 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 38.25 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 38.26 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 38.26 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 38.28 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 38.86 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 38.99 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 39.05 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 39.10 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
