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 Chernyatin

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Chernyatin Ukr. Podolia Litin 49°02'59"/27°54'33"

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Serbynivtsi Ukr. Podolia Litin Serbinovtsy 4.66 49°05'26"/27°55'21"
Man'kovtsy Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Mankivtsi 5.70 49°03'26"/27°49'54"
Mezhirov Ukr. Podolia Litin Mezhirov [Rus], Mezhyriv [Ukr], Mesherov [Yid], Meżyrów [Pol], Mezirov, Mezhyrov 7.81 49°04'27"/28°00'34"
Kudiyevtsy Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya 8.02 48°58'54"/27°52'17"
Noskovtsy Ukr. Volynia Vinnytsya Askovitz, Noskowcy, Noskivtsi 10.87 48°57'41"/27°58'24"
Mytky Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Mytki 13.83 48°58'35"/27°45'21"
Vasiutyntsi Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Vasyutintsy 14.00 49°08'34"/27°46'48"
Luka-Barskaya Ukr. Podolia Litin Luki Barskiye, Luka-Barska 14.15 49°09'17"/27°47'58"
Kurilovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin Kurylivtsi 14.45 49°10'06"/27°59'23"
Zhmerinka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Zhmerynka [Ukr], Zhmerinka [Rus, Yid], Zmierzynka [Pol], Zhmerinke (Pogrom: 7-3-1919) 14.86 49°02'13"/28°06'43"
Balki Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podol'skiy Balchi 16.63 49°03'41"/27°40'54"
Bar Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Bar [Rus, Ukr, Yid] 16.79 49°04'38"/27°40'57"
Stanislavchyk Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Stanislavchyk [Ukr], Stanislavchik [Rus], Stanislavtchik [Yid], Stanisławczyk [Pol], Stanislavciîk 16.93 48°58'08"/28°06'22"
Popovtsy Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Popovtsy [Rus], Popivtsi [Ukr], Popivţi [Rom], Popowce [Pol], Popovtsi, Popivci 17.07 48°54'18"/27°49'52"
Brailov Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Brailiv [Ukr], Brailov [Rus], Bralov [Yid], Brahiłów [Pol], Braiłów, Bralev 19.30 49°06'28"/28°09'32"
Kuz'mintsy Ukr. Podolia Mogilev Cuzminti, Kuzmyntsi 19.36 48°57'43"/27°40'47"
Radovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin Rodavetz 19.75 49°10'39"/27°43'15"
Hrabivtsi Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Grabovtsy [Rus], Chervona [Rus], Chervone [Ukr] 21.03 48°51'39"/27°53'27"
Luka Molchanskaya Ukr. Podolia Yampol Luka-Movchans'ka, Luka Movchanskaya 21.42 48°51'39"/27°58'03"
Pasynky Ukr. Podolia Yampol Pasynki 23.09 48°52'33"/28°04'56"
Kopaygorod Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Kopaihorod [Ukr], Kopaygorod [Rus], Kopaigorod [Yid], Copaigorod [Rom], Kopajgród [Pol], Kopajgorod, Kopayhorod, Kopai Gorod, Koprod, Kipared 23.14 48°51'15"/27°48'00"
Verkhivka Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Verkhivka [Ukr], Verkhovka [Rus], Varkhivke [Yid] 25.00 48°54'03"/27°39'09"
Volkovintsy Ukr. Podolia Letichev Volkovintsy [Rus], Volkovinitza [Yid], Vovkovynci [Ukr], Wołkowińce [Pol], Wolkowinzy [Ger], Volkovyntsi 25.23 49°12'24"/27°39'32"
Karyshkov Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Carsicov, Kahushkiv, Karyshkiv 25.44 48°49'15"/27°53'53"
Novoselitsa-Zaluzhnaya Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Zaluzhnya Novoselitsa, Zaluzhna Novoselitsa, Zaluzhne 25.83 49°16'03"/28°01'58"
Kil'yanovka Ukr. Podolia Litin Kil'yanivka 26.27 49°16'42"/28°00'02"
Kopystyryn Ukr. Podolia Yampol Kopystirin, Kopystyrin, Kopystrin 27.72 48°51'03"/28°08'17"
Bagrinovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin Bahrynivtsi 28.27 49°18'12"/27°56'04"
Nekrasove Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Nekrasovo, Yuzvin, Yuzvyn 28.40 49°12'12"/28°13'16"
Nosykivka Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Nosikovka, Nosikoska 28.41 48°48'42"/28°03'02"
Korichintsy Ukr. Podolia Letichev Korychintsy Rymovyye, Korychyntsi 28.78 49°12'16"/27°35'32"
Pidlisnyi Yaltushkiv Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Yaltushkov Pidlisnyi, Yaltushkov Podlesnyy, Yaltushkov Podlesnyy, Yaltushkov Podlesny, Podlesnyy Yaltushkov 29.32 48°55'39"/27°33'10"
Dolgovtsy Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Rudanskoe, Rudanskoye 29.92 48°46'52"/27°56'12"
Butsni Ukr. Podolia Letichev Butsnevtsy, Butsny 29.94 49°17'59"/27°45'25"
Yaltushkov Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Yaltushkiv [Ukr], Yaltushkov [Rus], Yolteshkev [Yid], Jołtuszków [Pol], Ialtușkiv [Rom], Jaltuskow, Yaltshkov 30.00 48°59'25"/27°30'28"
Khrenovka Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Hrinovca 30.37 48°46'60"/27°49'00"
Pen'kovka Ukr. Ekaterinoslav Bakhmut Penchivca, Pankivka 30.77 48°53'51"/28°15'40"
Penkovka Ukr. Podolia Yampol Pen'kivka, Pen'kovka, Penkovka Murafskaya 30.77 48°53'51"/28°15'40"
Stepanki Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Stepanchi 30.88 48°46'27"/27°51'15"
Voroshilovka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Voroshylivka [Ukr], Voroshilovka [Rus], Varshilevke [Yid], Voroșilovca [Rom], Woroszyłówka [Pol], Vorosylivka, Altshevsk (Pogrom: Nov. 1905) 30.95 49°02'37"/28°20'01"
Gnivan' Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Hnivan' [Ukr], Gnivan' [Rus], Hniewań, Gniewań 31.79 49°05'25"/28°20'28"
Medvezh'ye Ushko Ukr. Volynia Vinnytsya Medvezhe Vushko 32.77 49°11'02"/28°18'36"
Litin Ukr. Podolia Litin Lityn [Ukr, Pol], Litin [Rus, Yid] (Pogroms: 7-1919) 33.15 49°19'34"/28°04'48"
Snitkov Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Snitkov [Rus], Snitkiv [Ukr, Yid], Snitków [Pol], Snythkov, Snydkow 33.20 48°48'40"/27°38'10"
Mykhailivtsi Ukr. Podolia Ushitsa Mikhaylovtsy [Rus] 34.35 48°52'28"/27°31'18"
Mikhaylovtsy Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Mykhailivtsi 34.35 48°52'28"/27°31'18"
Borskov Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya 34.63 49°01'34"/28°22'58"
Shargorod Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Shargorod [Rus], Sharhorod [Ukr], Sharigrod [Yid], Szarogród [Pol], Sarhorod 35.16 48°45'12"/28°04'38"
Kurnyky Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Kurniki 37.22 48°59'27"/28°24'42"
Hybalivka Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podol'skiy Gibalovka (a suburb of Shargorod. May be in question) 37.75 48°43'60"/28°05'47"
Krasnyanka Ukr. Podolia Vinnytsya Krasnianka 37.76 48°51'45"/28°20'26"
D'yakovtsy Ukr. Podolia Litin D'yakovtsy [Rus], Dyakivtsi [Ukr], Diakowie [Pol] 37.99 49°23'25"/27°52'19"
Luchinets Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Luchynets' [Ukr], Luchinets [Rus], Litshenitz [Yid], Lutschinez [Ger], Łuczyniec [Pol], Luciîneț [Rom], Lucynec' 38.52 48°42'24"/27°50'03"
Staraya Murafa Ukr. Podolia Yampol Murafa [Rus], Staraya Murafa, Morachwa [Pol], Mrachva [Yid], Murava-Staraya, Murava 38.55 48°46'02"/28°12'55"
Krasnoye Ukr. Podolia Yampol Krasne [Ukr, Pol], Krasnoye [Rus], Krasnoya [Yid], Crasnoie [Rom], Krosne 39.06 48°54'57"/28°24'14"
Luchinchik Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Lucincic, Luchynchyk 39.21 48°42'13"/27°48'23"
Vyshcheolchedaiv Ukr. Podolia Mogilev-Podo'lskiy Vysshiy Ol'chedayev, Vyssheol'chedayev 39.52 48°43'38"/27°40'53"