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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 4.41 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 5.17 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 5.43 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 6.22 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 8.40 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 8.83 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 9.18 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 9.95 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 10.50 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 11.72 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 12.06 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 12.19 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 13.07 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 13.30 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 14.12 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 15.13 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 15.53 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 15.65 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 15.72 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 15.98 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 16.00 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 16.39 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 16.62 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 16.77 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 16.82 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 17.51 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 17.51 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 18.00 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 18.28 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 18.39 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 18.60 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 18.90 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 19.16 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 19.16 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 19.72 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 20.78 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 20.88 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 21.14 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 21.15 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 21.46 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 21.74 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 21.89 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 23.02 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 23.73 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 24.62 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 24.69 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 24.70 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 25.10 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 25.15 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 25.30 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 25.39 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 25.58 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 25.77 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 26.06 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 26.20 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 26.39 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 26.47 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 26.57 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 26.67 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 26.75 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 27.37 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 27.71 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 27.78 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 28.21 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 28.92 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 28.98 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 29.26 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 29.30 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Domnytsya | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Domnitsa | 29.60 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Kukuly | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Kukul' | 29.60 | 48°10'12"/28°44'58" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 29.67 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 29.68 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 29.76 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 30.28 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 31.26 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 32.01 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 32.16 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 32.89 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 33.50 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 33.78 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 34.04 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 34.46 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Labushnoye | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Labushne, Labushnaya | 34.58 | 48°01'11"/29°08'15" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 34.82 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 34.86 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 35.37 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 35.41 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Peschanka | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Pestchanka, Pestschanka, Pistchanka, Pyeschanka | 36.03 | 48°12'20"/28°53'17" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 36.78 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 37.48 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Krutnoye | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Krata, Krutiye, Krutuje, Krutyje, Krutyye, Kruti | 37.57 | 47°57'39"/29°12'11" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 37.58 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 37.70 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Kodyma | Ukr. | Podolia | Balta | Kodyma [Rus, Ukr, Pol], Kodima [Yid], Codima [Rom] | 37.85 | 48°05'52"/29°07'30" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 37.87 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 38.08 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 38.58 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 39.24 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 39.30 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 39.39 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 39.70 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 39.92 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
