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 populated by 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 Kolesishche

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Kolesishche Bel. Vilna Lida Okolitsa Kolesichche 53°49'07"/25°21'58"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Vismonty Lith. Kovno Lida Vismantai, Vismantai Pirmieji, Vismantų, Vismantai I, Vismantey, Vismantay, Vismantai Antrieji. Wismonty (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882. No longer exists) 7.46 53°52'42"/25°18'51"
Dvortsovaya Sloboda Bel. Vilna Lida Today, Slabada. (Opened to Jews in 1903 by exception of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 7.87 53°52'29"/25°17'37"
Lida Bel. Vilna Lida Lida [Rus, Yid, Pol, Bel], Lyda [Lith] 8.42 53°52'60"/25°17'59"
Porechany Bel. Vilna Lida Parachany, Pozhechany 13.95 53°46'31"/25°10'00"
Burnosy Bel. Vilna Lida 14.41 53°49'29"/25°35'08"
Gav'ya Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Gav'ya [Bel], Gaviya [Rus], Gawia [Pol], Gavya, Gav’ya-Peski 14.75 53°51'20"/25°34'55"
Sporkovshchizna Bel. Vilna Lida Siarkowszczyna 14.78 53°57'00"/25°19'60"
Selets Bel. Vilna Lida Syalyets 17.19 53°40'04"/25°25'26"
Yantsevichi Bel. Vilna Lida Jancewicze 18.78 53°54'32"/25°07'27"
Belitsa Bel. Vilna Lida Belitsa [Rus], Bielica [Pol, Bel], Bilitza [Yid], Bielyčia [Lith], Belitze, Belitza, Belitzah, Belica 19.01 53°39'01"/25°18'57"
Krivichi Bel. Vilna Lida Kryvichy, Kshiviche, Krzywicze 22.09 53°50'56"/25°41'56"
Trokeli Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Trokiele, Trakyeli 24.35 54°02'10"/25°24'30"
Zhirmuny Bel. Vilna Lida Zyrmuny 24.74 54°01'28"/25°13'25"
Vavërka Bel. Vilna Lida Wawidérka, Wawiórka, Vavyrka 26.26 53°50'12"/24°58'02"
Lipnishki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Lipnishki [Rus], Lipniszki [Pol], Lipnishok [Yid], Lipniški [Bel], Lipniškės [Lith], Lipniscek, Lipnishky, Lipnishuk, Lipniszok 26.31 54°00'27"/25°36'30"
Dovgyalishki Bel. Vilna Lida Dawhyalishki (Jewish agri col. 1848) 28.71 53°59'06"/25°01'53"
Kerdeevtsy Bel. Vilna Lida Gerdevts, Gordevtsy, Gierdziowce, Ilyinsk (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 29.47 53°50'02"/24°55'04"
Iwye Bel. Vilna Lida Iwye [Bel], Ivye [Rus], Iwje [Pol], Ivia [Yid], Vija [Lith], Ivje [Latv], Iwia, Iwie, Ivie, Iv'ye, Iŭe, Iŭje 29.68 53°55'54"/25°46'35"
Vselyub Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Vselyub [Rus], Wsielub [Pol], Usielub [Bel], Silev [Yid], Useljub, Shelub 30.42 53°43'17"/25°47'56"
Bol'shoye Osovo Bel. Vilna Lida Ossovo, Ossova 30.56 54°04'42"/25°12'48"
Peskovtsy Bel. Vilna Lida Piaskowce, Pyeskawtsy 31.27 53°33'45"/25°10'12"
Vasiliški Bel. Vilna Lida Vasiliški [Bel], Vasilishki [Rus], Vasilishok [Yid], Wasiliszki [Pol], Vosyliškės [Lith], Vasilishak, Vasilishuk 34.26 53°46'56"/24°50'54"
Ischolnyany Bel. Vilna Lida Ishcholnyany, Iszczolna 34.77 53°39'34"/24°54'40"
Zheludok Bel. Vilna Lida Zheludok [Rus, Yid], Żołudek [Pol], Žałudok [Bel], Žaludkas [Lith], Żełudok, Zholudok, Zhaludok, Zheludek, Zoludek (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 35.23 53°35'51"/24°58'58"
Radun' Bel. Vilna Lida Raduń [Bel], Radun [Rus], Raduń [Pol], Radin [Yid], Rodūnia [Lith], Rodin 35.42 54°03'06"/24°59'51"
Nikolayev Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Mikolaevo (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 35.57 53°49'56"/25°54'27"
Dubrovo Bel. Vilna Lida Dubrovo [Rus], Dubrowa Nowa [Pol], Dombrovo (Jewish Agri col. 1848) 35.72 53°33'27"/25°02'59"
Geranony Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Hyeranyony [Bel], Геранёны [Bel], Geraneny, Geranony, Geranëny [Rus] 35.84 54°06'57"/25°34'38"
Chekhovtsi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Chekhovtsy [Bel], Chekhovtsi [Rus], Czechowce [Pol] 36.80 54°03'19"/25°45'31"
Voranava Bel. Vilna Lida Voranava [Bel], Voronovo [Rus], Woronów [Pol], Voronova [Yid], Varanavas [Lith], Voranova, Voronov, Voronove, Werenów, Woronowo, Woranawa 37.46 54°09'14"/25°18'44"
Navahrudak Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Navahrudak [Bel], Novogrudok [Rus], Nowogródek [Pol], Navaredok [Yid], Naugardukas [Lith], Novaredok, Novogrudek, Novohorodok, Novradok, Nowogrudok, Nowogradek, Navharadak, Nawahradak 38.87 53°35'39"/25°49'09"
Subbotniki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Subotniki (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 39.61 54°05'40"/25°44'56"
Dzyatlava Bel. Grodno Slonim Dzyatlava [Bel], Zdzięcioł [Pol], Dyatlovo [Rus], Zhetl [Yid], Zietela [Lith], Dsjatlawa [Ger], Zdjatlava, Zdzentsyul, Dzentsel, Zhetel, Zetel, Zetl, Zietil, Zitl, Zozhetsiol, Zsetl, Dzięcioł, Dzięciołki, Dzdietel 39.71 53°27'44"/25°24'27"