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 Semenivka

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Semenivka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Seymyany, Seimeni, Seymeny, Semënovka 46°16'51"/30°07'16"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Kazatskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Gura Rosie, Kozatske, Gura Roshiye, Kazatskoye 9.51 46°20'55"/30°02'46"
Starokozache Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Cazacii-Vechi, Staro-Kozaki, Cazaci 12.10 46°20'15"/29°59'12"
Udobnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Kham Kysla, Khan Kysla, Hanu-Câşla, Khan Kishlo, Han Câşla 12.49 46°22'51"/30°02'50"
Monashi Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Manasi, Manaşi, Manash' 14.03 46°09'46"/30°03'24"
Palanka Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Palanca 14.35 46°24'31"/30°05'46"
Oleksiyivka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Alekseyevka, Mansburg 18.37 46°07'14"/30°03'44"
Nova Tsarychanka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Tsarichanka Noua 18.75 46°15'20"/29°52'48"
Mayaki Ukr. Kherson Odessa Mayaki [Rus], Majaky, Majaki, Maiaky, Mayiaki 19.03 46°24'55"/30°16'28"
Staraya Tsarichanka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Tariceanca Veche, Verkhnyaya Tsarichenka, Tsarichanka Veke 19.75 46°17'19"/29°51'51"
Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyy Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Akerman, Akkerman, Belgorod Dnestrovski, Belgorod Dnestrovskii, Belgorod Dnestrovskiy, Cetatea Alba, Ir Lavan 19.97 46°10'58"/30°20'20"
Marazleyevka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Marazlaveni, Marazli, Marazliivka 20.81 46°06'01"/30°02'58"
Crocmaz Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Corcmaz, Krokmazy, Krokmaz 21.66 46°27'05"/29°59'07"
Căplani Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Kaplany 22.35 46°23'07"/29°52'21"
Mykolaivka-Novorosiys'ka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Mykolaivka-Novorosiys'ka [Ukr], Bairamcea [Rom], Nikolayevka-Novorossiyskaya [Rus], Bairamcha [Rus, until 1856], Beiramtch [Yid], Bairamtscha [Ger], Bayramcha, Novyy Nikolayeni 23.31 46°08'01"/29°54'19"
Belyayevka Ukr. Kherson Odessa Belayevka, Bilaevka, Biliaivka, Bilyayivka 23.49 46°28'52"/30°13'04"
Ovidiopol' Ukr. Kherson Ananyev Ovidiopol' [Ukr, Rus], Ovidipol [Yid], Hacıdere [Turk], Owidyopol [Pol], Owidiopol 24.79 46°15'08"/30°26'28"
Roylyanka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Raileanca, Răileanca 25.35 46°17'17"/29°47'29"
Shabo Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Saba, Saba Targ, Schabo Possad, Shaba, Szaba 26.36 46°07'37"/30°22'54"
Roksolany Ukr. Kherson Odessa Roksolyany 28.32 46°10'34"/30°27'24"
Olanesti Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Olăneşti [Rom], Oloneshty [Rus], Oleneshty, Oleneshti, Olaneshty, Olonesti 28.49 46°29'48"/29°55'16"
Russkoivanovka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Ivanestii Vechi 29.15 46°22'22"/29°45'56"
Yaroslavka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Iaroslava 29.74 46°04'36"/29°52'16"
Kulevcha Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Culevcea, Kolósnoye 31.25 46°01'49"/29°56'11"
Carahasani Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Cara Hasan, Karagasany 31.45 46°27'59"/29°48'42"
Chistovodnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Suiunduc, Suyunduk 32.90 46°26'22"/29°45'33"
Sergeyevka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Sergheevca, Serzheshte, Sergeyevka, Serghieşte, Serhiyivka 33.59 46°00'02"/29°57'29"
Purkary Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Purcari 34.84 46°32'17"/29°51'43"
Shirokoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Chebabcea, Kebabcha, Kebakchi 35.18 45°57'54"/30°05'25"
Prymors'ke Ukr. Taurida Berdyansk Budachi, Primorskoye, Prymorske, Budaki, Neufel'd, Novoye Pole 36.98 45°58'04"/30°17'02"
Plakhtiyivka Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Plakhtiivka [Ukr], Plakhteyevka [Rus], Plakhtiyivka [Ukr], Plahteevca, Plakhtiyevka [Rus], Kletereshti 37.03 46°05'55"/29°43'06"
Slobozia Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Slobozia Găneasa 38.73 46°30'30"/29°44'19"
Mirnopol'ye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Friedensfeld, Myrnopillia, 38.95 46°09'49"/29°38'38"
Diviziya Ukr. Bessarabia Izmail Divizia 39.08 45°56'38"/29°58'33"