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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 2.34 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 2.91 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 3.32 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 4.42 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 5.46 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 6.38 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 8.67 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 9.08 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 9.82 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 10.02 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 10.63 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 10.85 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 11.21 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 11.87 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 12.38 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 13.16 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 13.25 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 13.62 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 13.71 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 14.19 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 14.73 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 15.24 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 15.36 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 15.44 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 16.00 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 16.19 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 16.46 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 16.75 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 17.35 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 17.51 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 17.63 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 17.77 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 18.39 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 18.70 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 18.94 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 19.33 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 19.66 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 20.01 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 20.10 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 20.32 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 20.56 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 20.58 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 21.23 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 21.29 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 21.43 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 21.87 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 22.41 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 22.65 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 22.74 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 23.17 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 23.23 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 23.28 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 23.31 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 23.72 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 24.26 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 24.33 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 24.59 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 24.78 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 24.90 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 25.29 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 25.35 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 25.51 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 25.99 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 26.30 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 26.41 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 26.51 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 26.79 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 26.97 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 27.03 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 27.15 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 27.46 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 27.84 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 28.04 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 28.05 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 28.35 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 28.65 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 28.98 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 29.11 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 29.17 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 29.79 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 29.85 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 29.85 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 30.06 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 30.37 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 30.79 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 31.11 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 31.19 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 31.70 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 31.79 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 32.16 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 32.36 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 32.58 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 32.71 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 33.05 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 33.62 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 33.64 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 33.65 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 33.91 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 34.22 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 34.25 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 34.44 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 34.64 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 34.65 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 34.96 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 35.18 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 35.50 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 35.61 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 35.64 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 35.77 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 35.79 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 36.86 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 37.13 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 37.46 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 37.46 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 37.50 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Lalova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lalovo | 37.79 | 47°33'55"/29°01'09" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 37.84 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 37.93 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 38.39 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 38.58 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Stodolna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stodolna | 38.66 | 47°33'00"/29°01'00" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 38.70 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 39.27 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 39.40 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 39.83 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 39.84 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 39.92 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
