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 Nivki

Matching Town Modern
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Nivki Bel. Mogilev Rogachev 52°51'22"/30°51'41"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
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Chachersk Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Chachersk [Bel], Chechersk [Rus, Yid], Czeczersk [Pol], Èaèersk 7.62 52°54'56"/30°55'03"
Shepetovichi Bel. Mogilev Rogachev 9.83 52°46'30"/30°55'13"
Pokot' Ukr. Mogilev Gomel Pokats' 16.59 52°52'22"/31°06'24"
Merkulovichi Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Merkulovichi [Rus], Gorodets [Rus], Horodetz [Yid], Horodziec [Pol], Haradziec [Bel], Chorodetz, Garadzets, Merkulavicy, Merkulovièi, Myerkulavichy 21.66 52°58'29"/30°36'18"
Buda-Kashalyova Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Buda-Kashalyova [Bel], Buda-Koshelëvo [Rus], Buda-Koshelevskaya, Buda-Kašalova, Buda-Kašaleva, Buda-Koszelewo, Buda-Koszelewska 25.05 52°43'02"/30°34'04"
Uvarovichi Bel. Mogilev Gomel Uvarovichi [Rus], Uvarovitchi [Yid], Uvaravičy [Bel], Uwarowicze [Pol], Uvaravichy 30.18 52°35'50"/30°43'35"
Karma Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Korma [Rus, Yid], Karma [Bel] 30.74 53°07'48"/30°48'06"
Svetilovichi Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Svetilovichi [Rus], Sviaciłavičy [Bel], Światyłowicze [Pol], Svyatsilavichy, Święcilowicze 31.65 52°47'37"/31°19'15"
Novaya Gusevitsa Bel. Mogilev Gomel Novaya Husyavitsa, Sloboda 32.30 52°35'18"/30°40'30"
Zhelezniki Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Zhalyezniki, Zhelezchiki (Jewish agri col.) 33.19 52°45'27"/31°19'39"
Raduga Bel. Mogilev Gomel Raduha, Radugi 33.91 52°35'03"/31°05'22"
Khizy Bel. Mogilev Rogachev 35.39 52°40'50"/31°18'01"
Haradzyets Bel. Mogilev Rogatchev Gorodets 36.94 52°58'23"/30°20'44"
Polesie Bel. Mogilev Gomel Poles'ye, Palyessye 37.50 53°04'44"/31°16'54"
Gromyki Bel. Mogilev Rogachev 37.87 52°41'31"/31°21'17"
Babuzhe Bel. Mogilev Gomel Bobuzhe (Jewish agri col. 1864; today called Pobuzh'e) 38.00 52°37'03"/31°15'56"
Novyya Hramyki Bel. Mogilev Gomel Novyye Gromyki 39.24 52°41'02"/31°22'14"
Staraya Rudnya Bel. Mogilev Rogachev Rudni, Staraya Rudnja 39.42 52°50'14"/30°16'31"
Vyetka Bel. Mogilev Gomel Vyetka [Bel], Vetka [Rus], Viatka [Yid], Wietka [Pol], Vietka 39.86 52°33'15"/31°10'51"