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 Cuhureştii de Jos
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 3.63 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 4.70 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 6.73 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 8.31 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 8.83 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 9.22 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 9.54 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 9.87 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 9.96 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 10.02 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 10.08 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 11.07 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 11.37 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 13.06 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 13.84 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 14.34 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 15.23 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 15.95 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 15.97 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 15.97 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 16.37 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 16.76 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 16.87 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 16.88 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 17.17 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 17.46 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 17.96 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 18.16 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 18.28 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 18.29 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 18.45 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 18.64 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 18.70 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 18.85 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 19.31 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 19.54 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 19.82 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 20.27 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 20.81 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 20.86 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 20.92 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 21.50 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 21.78 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 21.82 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 21.82 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 21.85 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 22.12 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 23.83 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 23.89 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 24.52 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 24.53 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 24.76 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 24.89 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 24.98 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 25.16 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 25.23 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 25.37 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 25.39 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 25.46 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 25.48 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 27.09 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 27.25 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 27.62 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 28.11 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 28.15 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 28.83 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 28.87 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 29.09 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 29.10 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 29.10 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 29.35 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 29.45 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 29.80 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 30.44 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 30.54 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 31.26 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 31.44 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 32.19 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 32.33 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 32.48 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 32.57 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 32.71 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 32.94 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 33.92 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 34.04 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 34.33 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 34.43 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 34.62 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 34.94 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 35.17 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 35.31 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 35.50 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 35.96 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 36.12 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 36.30 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 36.90 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 36.95 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 36.98 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 37.25 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 37.30 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 37.63 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Peschanka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Pestchanka, Pestschanka, Pistchanka, Pyeschanka | 37.68 | 48°12'20"/28°53'17" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 38.13 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 38.24 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 38.91 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 38.97 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 39.49 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 39.89 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 39.96 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
