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 Ciocîlteni

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Ciocîlteni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chekolteny, Ciocalteni 47°29'39"/28°36'36"

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Sărătenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny 5.50 47°31'35"/28°33'16"
Coropceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Korobcheny 6.95 47°28'30"/28°31'20"
Brăviceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicheny 7.80 47°25'57"/28°39'33"
Cucuruzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kokorozeny 8.71 47°29'18"/28°43'32"
Chiştelniţa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kishtel'nitsa 9.13 47°34'08"/28°39'40"
Breanova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bryanovo 9.17 47°24'59"/28°39'01"
Ţînţăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' 9.32 47°34'19"/28°33'47"
Verejeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Verezheni, Verezhen' 11.38 47°32'00"/28°28'12"
Nucăreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' 11.65 47°35'51"/28°35'02"
Discova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova 12.95 47°22'41"/28°35'54"
Sirota Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev 13.08 47°31'40"/28°46'37"
Văsieni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vasieni, Vasiyeny 13.08 47°27'36"/28°26'37"
Morozeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Morozeny, Morozeni Mari 13.09 47°22'40"/28°38'09"
Viprova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vaprova, Vyprovo 13.16 47°22'44"/28°34'15"
Leuseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' 13.17 47°28'58"/28°26'08"
Putintei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey 13.54 47°22'27"/28°34'52"
Chiţcanii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany 13.60 47°35'30"/28°30'03"
Ghetlova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Getlovo 14.50 47°22'31"/28°31'51"
Bogzesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bogzeshty 15.94 47°25'18"/28°25'38"
Ineşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ineshty 16.04 47°30'17"/28°23'49"
Isacova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Isakovo 16.23 47°22'07"/28°43'11"
Săseni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Seseny 16.28 47°22'05"/28°30'01"
Ghiduleni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Giduleny 16.36 47°36'39"/28°44'36"
Scorţeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Skortseny 16.58 47°38'29"/28°38'44"
Căzăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kazaneshty 16.72 47°36'49"/28°28'27"
Vatici Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vatich 17.22 47°20'23"/28°37'26"
Nikolaeva Blagodat Ukr. Bessarabia Orgieev Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) 17.30 47°25'56"/28°49'16"
Crăsnăşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni 17.31 47°25'59"/28°23'54"
Chiperceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kipercheny 17.40 47°31'19"/28°50'17"
Bushivka Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca 17.41 47°35'33"/28°47'26"
Telenesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg 18.39 47°30'04"/28°21'55"
Biesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Biyesht, Biyeshty 18.74 47°31'01"/28°51'26"
Cihoreni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cegoreni, Chegoreny 18.96 47°30'23"/28°51'42"
Banesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty 18.98 47°34'13"/28°23'01"
Vorotet Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul 19.74 47°33'33"/28°51'17"
Bravicea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi 19.77 47°21'39"/28°26'11"
Slobozia-Hodorogea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea 19.92 47°30'35"/28°52'27"
Mihălaşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] 20.20 47°29'44"/28°20'28"
Orhei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] 20.20 47°23'06"/28°49'28"
Cuizăuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cuizovca, Kuyzovka 20.39 47°36'49"/28°48'59"
Brinzenii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Novyye Brynzeny 20.48 47°39'30"/28°29'09"
Ignăţei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ignatsey 21.18 47°40'54"/28°39'42"
Meleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Meleshen, Melesheny 21.44 47°22'29"/28°23'11"
Cogilniceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny 22.26 47°38'07"/28°49'15"
Prepeliţa Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Prepelitsa 22.77 47°35'18"/28°20'26"
Ordăşei Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ordashey 22.81 47°41'06"/28°29'54"
Ţibirica Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsibirika 22.82 47°22'17"/28°22'01"
Codreanca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cobalca, Kobylka 23.13 47°17'12"/28°35'31"
Pohrebeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pogrebeny, Pogribeni 23.51 47°33'23"/28°54'34"
Donici Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, 23.55 47°17'11"/28°40'08"
Oneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Oneshty 24.18 47°16'52"/28°32'50"
Pripiceni-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' 24.27 47°41'14"/28°45'41"
Trifeşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei 24.84 47°40'30"/28°48'17"
Mîndreşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Mandresti, Myndreshty 25.05 47°30'19"/28°16'37"
Berezlogi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi 25.17 47°26'13"/28°56'02"
Hirişeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny 25.44 47°26'09"/28°16'58"
Pecişte Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pecestea, Pecheshtya 25.63 47°42'55"/28°42'26"
Pepeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pepeny 25.64 47°38'13"/28°20'29"
Hoginesti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti 25.86 47°22'13"/28°19'09"
Teleşeu Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Telesheu, Teleshovo 26.23 47°16'01"/28°42'10"
Hirova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ghirova, Girovo 26.34 47°24'40"/28°16'55"
Izvoare Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare 26.75 47°33'09"/28°57'21"
Chirianca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Kiriyanka 27.09 47°15'24"/28°31'49"
Raspopeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] 27.65 47°44'34"/28°37'13"
Bulăieşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bulaesti, Bulayeshty 27.82 47°28'37"/28°58'45"
Hîrboveţ Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gerbovets, Harbovat 28.23 47°20'25"/28°18'42"
Grebleşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Grebleshty 28.32 47°14'23"/28°36'36"
Onişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Onishkany 28.37 47°22'01"/28°16'60"
Zubreşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Zubreshty 28.82 47°14'30"/28°31'27"
Răciula Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Rechula 28.82 47°18'21"/28°20'50"
Peresecina Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Peresechino, Pereslchina 29.17 47°15'18"/28°46'08"
Cinişeuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 29.22 47°41'50"/28°51'27"
Găuzeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gauzeny 29.23 47°45'19"/28°33'53"
Stefanesti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty 29.40 47°43'55"/28°26'16"
Fuzauca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] 29.44 47°44'33"/28°44'49"
Furceni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Furcheny 29.49 47°20'13"/28°55'32"
Sămăşcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Samashkany 29.62 47°45'17"/28°41'33"
Ivancea Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna 29.72 47°17'09"/28°51'25"
Chipeşca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] 29.79 47°45'44"/28°36'28"
Susleni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Susleny 30.01 47°24'45"/28°59'25"
Dereneu Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Derenev 30.16 47°22'54"/28°14'43"
Sîrcova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sarcova, Syrkovo 30.60 47°44'32"/28°47'15"
Păuleşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pauleshty, Paulesht' 30.81 47°16'08"/28°22'19"
Romăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Romaneshty 30.85 47°13'32"/28°42'41"
Capresti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti 30.92 47°45'15"/28°27'48"
Găleşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Galesht', Goleshty 31.04 47°13'37"/28°29'29"
Echimauti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi 31.14 47°41'38"/28°54'05"
Stodolna Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Stodolna 31.16 47°33'00"/29°01'00"
Copăceni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kopacheny 31.27 47°36'57"/28°14'03"
Lalova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Lalovo 31.72 47°33'55"/29°01'09"
Zgărdeşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Zgordeshty 31.76 47°31'50"/28°11'26"
Rădeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Redeni, Redeny 31.79 47°23'45"/28°12'47"
Micleşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty 31.88 47°14'24"/28°48'19"
Pituşca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Pitushka 32.01 47°14'10"/28°25'21"
Nişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Nishkany 32.02 47°16'08"/28°20'42"
Cucioaia Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kuchoya, Kuchoyya 32.12 47°27'37"/28°11'08"
Alexeuca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] 32.45 47°41'21"/28°17'16"
Dobruşa Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa 32.51 47°47'11"/28°35'36"
Steţcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Stetskany 32.83 47°14'09"/28°49'15"
Receşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty 32.86 47°47'17"/28°33'47"
Bularda Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Balarda 32.97 47°21'22"/28°13'20"
Lopatna Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Lapatna 33.18 47°29'41"/29°03'06"
Piscăreşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Piskareshty 33.20 47°45'36"/28°48'42"
Zamciogi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Zamchozhi, Zamosi 33.26 47°12'18"/28°43'20"
Ţahnăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy 33.34 47°44'33"/28°51'35"
Zahorna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Zagorna, Zakharna 33.76 47°47'44"/28°33'15"
Ciutuleşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Chutuleshty 33.88 47°45'43"/28°23'38"
Trebujeni Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Trebuzheny 34.00 47°18'48"/28°58'27"
Cornova Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova 34.67 47°23'41"/28°10'23"
Işnovăţ Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Ishnovets 34.78 47°13'60"/28°51'52"
Olişcani Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani 34.80 47°48'00"/28°42'34"
Ofatinţi Mold. Podolia Balta Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci 34.82 47°39'57"/28°59'54"
Călăraşi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara 34.86 47°15'20"/28°18'36"
Ţareuca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Tareni, Tsarėvka 35.00 47°45'00"/28°52'56"
Verkhniye Zhory Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Jora de Sus, Zhora-De-Sus 35.09 47°29'09"/29°04'37"
Palanca Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Palanka 35.35 47°20'05"/28°12'13"
Saharna Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sakharna 35.42 47°41'59"/28°58'16"
Domulgeni Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' 35.56 47°47'31"/28°26'10"
Vîşcăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Vascauti Orhei, Vaskoutsi, Vyshkautsy 35.69 47°25'53"/29°04'32"
Bucovat Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Bukkfalva, Bukovecz, Bykovets 36.01 47°11'16"/28°27'19"
Valea lui Vlad Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad 36.22 47°28'55"/28°07'42"
Caşunca Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Kashunka, Kasovka 36.25 47°47'10"/28°23'39"
Năpădeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Napadeny 36.29 47°24'05"/28°08'50"
Jora De Mijloc Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sredniye Zhory, Zhora De Mizhlok 36.43 47°28'34"/29°05'38"
Brejeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' 36.44 47°34'48"/28°08'29"
Seliştea Nouă Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya 36.59 47°14'01"/28°18'49"
Drăgăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Draganeshti, Dragoneshty 36.65 47°43'08"/28°15'08"
Maşcăuţi Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Maşcăuţi [Rom], Mashkoutsy [Rus], Meshkeutsi, Mashkovtsy, Mashkeuts', Mashkautsy, Mashkauts 37.14 47°17'27"/29°00'04"
Jora de Jos Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Nizhniye Zhory, Zhora De Zhos 37.48 47°27'59"/29°06'25"
Dumbrăviţa Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa 37.79 47°28'47"/28°06'27"
Pănăşeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Panasheshty 38.27 47°09'20"/28°31'13"
Pohoarna Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna 38.38 47°49'52"/28°29'54"
Şoldăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Sholdaneshty, Chernenko 38.43 47°48'58"/28°47'50"
Singerei Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei 38.43 47°38'11"/28°08'35"
Ţâbuleuca Mold. Podolia Balta Tsybilevka, Tsybulevka 38.61 47°24'17"/29°06'22"
Hirtopul Mare Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Gertop-Mare, Hartop Mare, Hartopul Mare 38.80 47°13'38"/28°56'29"
Rezina Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg 38.92 47°44'57"/28°57'57"
Condrăteşti Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Kondrateshty 39.01 47°24'50"/28°06'18"
Flaminzeni Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny 39.07 47°29'56"/28°05'24"
Sadova Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev 39.08 47°11'33"/28°20'40"
Străşeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Străşeni [Rom, Mold], Strasheny [Rus], Stresheni, Strashen' 39.15 47°08'32"/28°36'28"
Sipoteni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Sipoteny 39.20 47°16'48"/28°11'48"
Cotiujenii Mari Mold. Bessarabia Soroki Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany 39.21 47°50'42"/28°33'18"
Drăsliceni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Draslicheny 39.67 47°09'25"/28°46'53"
Molovata Noua Mold. Bessarabia Orgieev Malovata, Molovata, Novaya Molovata 39.91 47°20'44"/29°05'34"
Iezărenii Vechi Mold. Bessarabia Bieltsy Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny 40.00 47°33'56"/28°05'16"