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 Chojewo

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Chojewo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 52°42'19"/22°57'48"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Klichy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 5.90 52°39'38"/22°54'59"
Golonki Pol. Grodno Bialystok Holonki 7.96 52°39'42"/22°52'11"
Bočki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Boćki [Pol], Bodki [Yid], Bochki [Rus], Bozki, Boczki 8.04 52°39'08"/23°02'40"
Bransk Pol. Grodno Bielsk Brańsk [Pol], Braynsk [Yid], Bran'sk [Rus], Breinsk, Brainsk 9.64 52°44'42"/22°50'10"
Malesze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 9.83 52°47'37"/22°57'56"
Spieszyn Pol. Grodno Bielsk 11.07 52°39'28"/22°49'09"
Šwirydy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 11.64 52°47'24"/22°51'42"
Olędzkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Olendzie 12.57 52°48'19"/22°52'34"
Osmola Pol. Grodno Bielsk 14.62 52°34'26"/22°57'34"
Krasna Wies Pol. Grodno Bielsk Krasnowieś 14.82 52°38'57"/23°09'45"
Siemiony Pol. Grodno Bielsk 15.23 52°37'30"/22°46'49"
Czarna Šrednia Pol. Grodno Bielsk Charna Srednia 15.45 52°36'04"/22°48'42"
Wólka Zaleska Pol. Grodno Bielsk 15.66 52°49'44"/22°51'07"
Wypychy Pol. Grodno Bielsk 16.92 52°51'25"/22°56'38"
Bielsk Podlaski Pol. Grodno Bielsk Bielsko Podlaskie, Bilsk, Byelsk, Byelsk Podlaski 16.93 52°46'12"/23°11'27"
Hornowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 17.37 52°32'57"/22°58'40"
Sobiatyn Pol. Grodno Brest Sobiatyno 17.53 52°34'22"/23°06'15"
Czarna Wielkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Czarna Wielka 17.76 52°34'13"/22°49'21"
Ignatki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 18.29 52°52'04"/22°55'18"
Mulawicze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 19.74 52°52'00"/23°05'06"
Rajsk Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.17 52°50'45"/23°09'10"
Žurobice Pol. Grodno Bielsk 20.26 52°31'27"/22°55'53"
Grodzisk Pol. Grodno Bielsk (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 20.42 52°34'58"/22°44'16"
Hacki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 21.03 52°50'08"/23°11'24"
Makarki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 21.10 52°33'33"/22°45'50"
Krynki Sobole Pol. Grodno Bielsk 22.51 52°32'11"/22°46'46"
Pobikry Pol. Grodno Bielsk Pobikra 23.10 52°37'49"/22°38'38"
Żery Czubiki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Żery Czuliki 23.31 52°35'52"/22°40'00"
Milejczyce Pol. Grodno Brest Milejczyce [Pol], Milaytchitz [Yid], Miliechitse [Rus], Mileičicė [Lith] 23.56 52°31'09"/23°07'48"
Nowosiólki Pol. Grodno Brest 23.67 52°32'24"/23°11'02"
Strabla Pol. Grodno Bielsk Strahla 24.04 52°54'05"/23°06'51"
Orla Pol. Grodno Bielsk Orla [Pol, Rus, Yid] 24.92 52°42'17"/23°19'59"
Kośna Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.35 52°33'48"/23°15'26"
Żerczyce Pol. Grodno Bielsk 26.92 52°28'27"/23°04'56"
Suraz Pol. Grodno Bialystok Suraż [Pol], Surazh [Rus, Yid, Bel], Suražas [Lith] 27.27 52°57'02"/22°57'22"
Kleszczele Pol. Grodno Bielsk Kleszczele [Pol], Kleshtchel [Yid], Kleshchele [Rus], Klashcheli [Bel], Klėtelė [Lith], Klesheli, Kleshcheli 28.43 52°34'28"/23°19'31"
Nurzec Pol. Grodno Brest 29.13 52°28'38"/23°10'31"
Sapowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 29.79 52°49'02"/23°21'56"
Pieczyski Pol. Grodno Bielsk 31.03 52°33'27"/22°34'24"
Ciechanowiec Pol. Grodno Bielsk Ciechanowiec [Pol], Tshekhanovits [Yid], Tsekhanovets [Rus], Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt, Tsikhanovits 31.21 52°40'43"/22°30'08"
Siemiatycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk Siemiatycze [Pol], Semyatitche [Yid], Semiatyche [Rus], Semyatitcha, Semyatichi, Semyatitsh, Semyatich 31.67 52°25'38"/22°51'44"
Boratyniec Lacki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 31.87 52°25'08"/22°57'04"
Oksiutycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 32.48 52°24'48"/22°58'55"
Czeremcha Pol. Grodno Brest 33.49 52°31'00"/23°21'00"
Loyki Pol. Grodno Bialystok Lojki (No longer exists, now a suburb of Siemiatycze) 33.49 52°24'34"/22°52'15"
Obniże Pol. Grodno Bielsk 33.66 52°30'11"/22°35'33"
Klewinowo Pol. Grodno Bialystok 34.09 52°58'48"/23°11'18"
Lisowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 35.30 52°27'48"/22°37'30"
Granne Pol. Grodno Bielsk 35.71 52°32'28"/22°30'32"
Putkowice Nagorne Pol. Grodno Bielsk 36.25 52°28'08"/22°35'38"
Wierzchuca Nagórna Pol. Grodno Bielsk 37.00 52°28'43"/22°33'44"
Tyniewicze Male Pol. Grodno Bielsk 37.04 52°51'14"/23°27'22"
Tyniewicze Wielkie Pol. Grodno Bielsk Tyniewice Duże 38.18 52°51'41"/23°28'08"
Zalesiany Pol. Grodno Bialystok 39.36 53°03'13"/23°04'03"
Drohiczyn Pol. Grodno Bielsk Drohiczyn [Pol], Drohitchin [Yid], Drokhichin [Rus], Drohiczyn nad Bugiem, Drohiczyn-Lacki 39.93 52°23'52"/22°39'30"