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 Cotihana

Matching Town Modern
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Cotihana Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Cotiugeni, Kotyugany 45°56'18"/28°14'36"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Cahul Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Cahul [Rom], Kagul [Rus], Kaguł [Pol], Kahul 5.10 45°54'15"/28°11'57"
Bairamcea Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Barancha-Moskovey, Moskovey (Pogrom 10-27-1905) 8.99 45°55'39"/28°21'31"
Badicul Moldovenesc Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Badicu, Badyku-Moldavskoye 17.51 46°05'42"/28°15'54"
Aleksandreshty Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Alexandresti, Aleksandrovka, Aleksandreshty, Aleksandreshti 18.05 46°03'01"/28°24'45"
Albota de Sus Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Albota, Verkhnyaya Albota, Novaya Albota 18.29 45°58'12"/28°28'32"
Vadul lui Isac Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vadul Lui Isak, Vadul-Luy-Isak 20.26 45°45'48"/28°10'16"
Gotesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Goteshty 22.57 46°08'09"/28°10'35"
Găvănoasa Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Gavanosy 22.97 45°45'24"/28°23'05"
Borceag Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Biruintsa 25.03 46°03'09"/28°31'21"
Chioselia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kisseliya, Kioselya Mika, Kiseliya-Mika, Kioseliya, Kiseliya 25.78 46°08'28"/28°24'20"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Baimaclia [Rom], Baymakliya [Rus] 29.90 46°11'15"/28°23'20"
Vulcăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vulkeneshti, Volkoneshty, Valkaneshty, Vulkaneshty 30.87 45°41'06"/28°24'22"
Taraclia Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Tarakliya 33.10 45°54'10"/28°40'06"
Cazaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kazakliya 33.30 46°00'26"/28°39'46"
Copceac Mold. Bessarabia Akkerman Kopchak, Tatar Copceac 36.10 45°50'57"/28°41'31"
Cania Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kaniya 37.60 46°16'35"/28°13'50"
Baurci-Moldoveni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baurcei, Baurchi 37.76 46°05'46"/28°40'35"
Corten Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chirutnea, Kirotnya, Korten, Kerutnya 38.99 46°00'54"/28°44'09"