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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 6.57 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 7.65 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 8.88 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 9.63 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 9.81 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 10.11 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 10.46 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 11.01 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 11.58 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 11.69 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 13.69 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 14.41 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Oclanda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Oclanda [Rom], Oklanda [Rus], Oklando | 16.33 | 48°17'21"/28°03'30" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 16.41 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 16.47 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 17.32 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 17.49 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 18.21 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 18.81 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Rudi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rudi [Rom], Rud' [Rus] | 19.27 | 48°19'51"/27°53'57" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 19.28 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 19.32 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 19.95 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Yaruga | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yaruha [Ukr], Yaruga [Rus], Yara [Yid], Iaruga [Rom], Jaruga [Pol], Jaruha, Iaruha, Yarugha, Yare | 20.12 | 48°19'50"/28°02'44" |
| Sudarca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sudarka | 20.23 | 48°18'19"/27°47'06" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 20.80 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 21.01 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 21.39 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 21.49 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 21.49 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 22.84 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 22.98 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 23.68 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Busha | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | 23.88 | 48°20'36"/28°07'18" | |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 24.01 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Arionesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Arianeshty, Arioneshty | 24.62 | 48°22'19"/27°51'01" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 24.76 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 24.88 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 25.48 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 25.58 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 26.00 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 26.06 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 26.10 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 26.10 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 26.24 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 27.05 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 27.16 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 27.17 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 27.59 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 27.88 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 28.23 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 30.01 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Climăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Klimautsy, Klimautsi | 30.02 | 48°18'45"/27°36'57" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 30.18 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 30.41 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 30.89 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 31.61 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Mohyliv-Podil's'kyy | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Mohyliv-Podil's'kyy [Ukr], Mogilëv-Podol'skiy [Rus], Mohilev Podolsk [Yid], Moghilǎu [Rom], Mogilów [Pol], Mogilev, Mohylów Podolski, Mogilov Podolski, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Mogilev-na-Dniestr | 32.00 | 48°26'04"/27°48'58" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 32.00 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Otaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Otaci [Mold], Ataki [Rus], Otaci-Târg [Rom], Otik [Yid], Atachi, Otach Tyrg, Otaci Sat, Otaci Targ, Otyk Molov, Ataky | 32.25 | 48°25'58"/27°47'57" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 32.63 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Rediul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare | 32.85 | 48°13'56"/27°31'15" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 32.92 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Babchintsy | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Babchyntsi [Ukr], Бабчинці [Ukr], Babchintsy [Rus], Bobchintsy [Rus], Babtschinzy | 33.21 | 48°25'20"/28°10'06" |
| Cernoleuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chernolévka | 33.24 | 48°18'44"/27°33'50" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 33.50 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 33.97 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Codreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Korden', Kodryany, Kodren' | 34.67 | 48°25'53"/27°43'04" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 34.74 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Dzygovka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Dzyhivka [Ukr], Dzygovka [Rus], Zegifke [Yid], Dzygówka [Pol], Dzygivka, Dzhhivka | 35.00 | 48°21'32"/28°19'07" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 35.51 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 36.63 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Nemiya | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Nemyia | 36.71 | 48°28'03"/27°45'58" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 37.28 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 37.33 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 37.34 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 37.51 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 37.63 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 37.80 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 38.14 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 38.21 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 38.25 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Moivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Vinnytsya | Moyevka, Moyivka | 38.62 | 48°27'32"/28°13'09" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 38.98 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Grinautsi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Grinauti Raia | 39.37 | 48°16'49"/27°27'03" |
| Rujnita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] | 39.59 | 48°15'24"/27°26'11" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca | 39.59 | 48°26'22"/27°37'03" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 39.76 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Ruseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' | 39.95 | 48°12'06"/27°24'57" |
