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 Cimislia

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Cimislia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. 46°31'36"/28°45'52"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Ecaterinovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka 6.43 46°35'00"/28°44'50"
Bogdanovca Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka 7.43 46°28'28"/28°49'29"
Ciucur-Mingir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir 9.80 46°26'20"/28°45'19"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 11.32 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Javgur Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zhavgur, Iavgur 11.51 46°32'23"/28°36'54"
Sadaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sadakliya 12.40 46°26'55"/28°52'47"
Ialpugeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) 12.84 46°35'07"/28°37'11"
Mihailovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka 12.98 46°33'09"/28°55'48"
Selemet Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 13.62 46°34'40"/28°55'35"
Iserlia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya 15.30 46°29'04"/28°57'17"
Dezghingea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dezghinge, Dezginzhe 16.17 46°25'20"/28°37'04"
Sahaidac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sagaydak, Sagaidac 16.29 46°39'44"/28°50'45"
Carabetovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni 17.05 46°24'50"/28°54'54"
Bestemac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak 18.02 46°31'34"/28°31'44"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 18.40 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Porumbrei Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mitropolit, Porumbrey 18.46 46°41'22"/28°48'47"
Iordanovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iordaneni, Iordanovka 18.50 46°23'34"/28°54'28"
Mereni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mereny, Miren, Mireni 18.55 46°40'25"/28°38'57"
Batir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Batar, Batyr 19.01 46°34'33"/29°00'09"
Sărăţica Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saratsika Veke 19.79 46°36'09"/28°31'48"
Troiţcoe Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Troita, Troitskoye 20.15 46°30'49"/29°01'37"
Ciufleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chufleshty 20.99 46°37'22"/29°00'03"
Vysochanskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lac, Lak, Vysochanske 21.76 46°29'08"/29°02'33"
Abaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Abaclia [Mold, Rom], Abakliya [Rus], Abaklydzhaba [Rus], Абаклия [Rus] 23.00 46°21'37"/28°56'32"
Baius Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Bayush 23.94 46°26'51"/28°28'25"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 24.32 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Ivanovca Noua Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ioneasca, Ionyaska 24.86 46°44'44"/28°41'51"
Cărbuna Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karbuna 25.15 46°42'42"/28°57'14"
Cazangic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kazanzhik 25.29 46°30'30"/28°26'06"
Borogani Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Borogany 25.46 46°22'15"/28°31'17"
Caracui Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karakuy 25.63 46°42'00"/28°32'34"
Misheny Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) 25.83 46°25'08"/28°27'56"
Cigîrleni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Chigirleni, Chigirleny 25.97 46°45'22"/28°49'41"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baymakliya 26.33 46°35'22"/29°05'47"
Basarabeasca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Basarabeasca [Mold], Romanovca [Rom], Romanovka [Rus, until 1957], Bessarabka [Rus, since 1957], Romynesht', Româneşti, Romaneshti, Romanovo, Bessarabskaya, Bessarabskiy (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 26.53 46°19'54"/28°57'49"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 27.11 46°17'41"/28°39'23"
Taraclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tighina 27.42 46°34'04"/29°07'05"
Căinari Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kaynari, Dumbraveny, Keinari, Kainara, Kaynary 27.72 46°40'55"/29°02'54"
Orac Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Oracu, Orak 27.99 46°40'01"/28°27'36"
Iargara Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Yargara, Yargora, Posëlok Yargora 28.21 46°25'31"/28°25'36"
Tarutino Nou Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Tarutino Nou, Novoye Torutino 28.33 46°28'07"/29°07'29"
Covurlui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy 28.65 46°35'26"/28°24'05"
Răzeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' 28.83 46°46'08"/28°53'59"
Moleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Moleshty, Malayeshty 29.02 46°47'15"/28°46'37"
Gangura Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 29.51 46°43'59"/29°00'27"
Sărata-Galbenă Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sarata Golban, Serata Galbene, Sarata-Galbene 29.92 46°44'05"/28°30'56"
Cupcui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Copcui, Kupkuy 31.10 46°31'02"/28°21'29"
Avdarma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 31.12 46°15'06"/28°50'17"
Petrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Ceaga, Petrivka 31.12 46°30'24"/29°10'12"
Nadrechnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Nadrichne, Cioara Murza, Cioara Murzei, Charamurza, Choara-Murzey 31.37 46°22'23"/29°06'28"
Ceadir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ceadar, Chadyr 31.73 46°40'18"/28°24'24"
Serpnevoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Serpneve [Ukr], Leipțig [Rom], Serpnevoye [Rus], Leipzig [Ger] 31.89 46°18'03"/29°01'14"
Visinesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vişineşti [Rom], Vishnëvka [Rus], Vişniovca, Vişineovca 32.47 46°19'57"/28°26'53"
Ferapontievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ferapont'yevka, Ferapontivka 32.74 46°13'57"/28°46'28"
Cociulia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kochuliya 32.77 46°21'24"/28°24'54"
Tigheci Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Tigech 33.44 46°23'16"/28°22'38"
Buţeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Io, Gheorghe Duca, Butseny 33.94 46°49'32"/28°40'24"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 34.13 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Sadic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Sadacu, Sadyk 34.22 46°16'12"/28°31'07"
Horeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Goreshty 34.25 46°49'31"/28°52'27"
Coşcalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cascalia, Kashkaliya 34.80 46°41'08"/29°09'25"
Zimbreni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Zembreni, Zembreny 35.26 46°50'20"/28°50'45"
Budăi Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bude, Budey, Budei 35.60 46°48'46"/28°58'27"
Hînceşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Hînceştii [Mold], Ganchesty [Rus, before 1940], Kotovskoye [Rus, 1940-65], Kotovsk [Rus, 1965-90], Hânceşti [Rom], Hontchest [Yid], Khencheshti, Gincheshty, Gynchesht', Khynchesht' 36.28 46°49'50"/28°35'26"
Minjir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Mingir, Minzhir 36.83 46°40'09"/28°19'45"
Yevgenovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Evghenita, Yevgen'yevka, Yevhenivka, 36.92 46°23'13"/29°12'06"
Pleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Plesheny 37.47 46°21'23"/28°20'33"
Podgornoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Culmea, Pidhirne, Kul'mskaya, Madar 37.54 46°14'58"/29°02'36"
Costeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Costesti Lapusna, Kosteshty Lapusna 37.66 46°51'56"/28°45'44"
Sălcuţa Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Salkutsa 37.81 46°35'43"/29°14'56"
Chiriet-Lunga Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Chiriet Lunga, Kiriyet-Lunga 37.94 46°12'33"/28°56'43"
Voinescu Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Pobeda 38.01 46°38'56"/28°17'59"
Hănăseni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ganaseny de Pedure, Hanasenii De Padure 38.78 46°20'46"/28°19'54"
Puhoi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Pugoy 38.98 46°49'24"/29°02'13"
Sărata-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Razesi, Sarata-Rezeshty 39.42 46°36'56"/28°15'54"
Leova Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Leova [Rom, Mold, Yid], Leovo [Rus], Leowa [Ger], Leowo [Pol], Levo, Leva 39.45 46°28'56"/28°15'11"
Joltai Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Djoltai, Dzholtay, Zholtay 39.55 46°10'45"/28°52'22"