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 Kovalevka

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Kovalevka Ukr. Poltava Zinkov Kovalivka, Kovalëvka 50°01'19"/34°03'26"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Sorochitsy Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Bol'shiye Sorochintsy, Velyki Sorochyntsi, Verkhniye Sorochintsy, Velikiye Sorochintsy (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 8.27 50°01'23"/33°56'29"
Karpety Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Karpathy, Koverdyna Balka 8.66 49°56'56"/34°05'58"
Shishaki Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Shyshaky 16.68 49°52'31"/34°00'26"
Gogolevo Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Hohalov 20.30 49°55'12"/33°49'18"
Lyuten'ka Ukr. Poltava Gadyach Liutenka (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 21.06 50°12'39"/34°02'12"
Liutenski Budyshcha Ukr. Poltava Zenkov Lyuten'skoye Budishche, Lyutens'ki Budyshcha, Lyutenskiye Budishchi, Lyutenskiye Budishcha 22.19 50°11'05"/34°14'14"
Ustyvytsia Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Ustivitsa, Ustinitsa, Ustyvytsya 25.48 49°51'40"/33°48'12"
Rashevka Ukr. Poltava Gadyach Rashivka, Rashovka (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 25.63 50°13'32"/33°53'20"
Mali Sorochyntsi Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Malyye Sorochintsy 27.43 50°01'56"/33°40'25"
Zen'kov Ukr. Poltava Zenkov Zin'kiv [Ukr], Zen'kov [Rus], Zenkev [Yid], Zieńków [Pol], Zinkov 30.12 50°12'29"/34°21'50"
Popovka Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Popivka 31.66 50°05'56"/33°37'48"
Nova Mykhailivka Ukr. Poltava Poltava Nova Mykhaylivka 31.80 49°44'16"/34°06'23"
Peschanoye Ukr. Poltava Poltava Pestschannoje 31.96 49°44'28"/34°09'11"
Kamyshnya Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Kamyshino, Komyshnya (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 32.19 50°11'01"/33°40'58"
Mirgorod Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Myrhorod [Ukr], Mirgorod [Rus, Yid, Pol], Mirhorod Yasha, [Heb], Mirarid 32.58 49°58'07"/33°36'32"
Nadezhda Ukr. Poltava Poltava Nadezhda 33.37 49°44'26"/34°13'09"
Sary Ukr. Poltava Gadyach 33.57 50°18'46"/33°55'49"
Velikaya Bogachka Ukr. Poltava Mirgorod Velyka Bahachka, Velikaya Bagachka 34.90 49°47'29"/33°43'34"
Gadyach Ukr. Poltava Gadyach Hadiach [Ukr], Gadyach [Rus], Hadyitsh [Yid], Hadziacz [Pol], Hadjatsch [Ger], Hadyach, Gadiach, Hadiacz, Hadjacz, Hadjac 39.11 50°22'16"/33°59'28"
Oposhnya Ukr. Poltava Zenkov Oposhno, Oposna, Opishnya 39.58 49°57'57"/34°36'14"
Veprik Ukr. Poltava Gadyach Vepryk (Opened to Jews in 1903 by exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 39.63 50°22'12"/34°10'34"