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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 2.27 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 2.91 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 3.09 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 4.07 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 5.25 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 7.11 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 8.21 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 8.66 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 8.79 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 10.37 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 10.48 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 11.63 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 11.76 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 12.48 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 12.73 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 13.12 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 13.33 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 14.07 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 14.26 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 14.55 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 14.61 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 14.88 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 15.16 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 15.33 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 15.57 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 15.65 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 15.97 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 16.37 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 16.58 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 16.59 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 16.73 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 17.46 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 17.87 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 19.52 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 19.75 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 20.09 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 20.49 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 20.88 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 20.91 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 21.02 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 21.20 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 21.27 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 21.62 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 21.87 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 21.97 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 22.10 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 22.38 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 22.54 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 22.73 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 22.91 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 22.96 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 23.14 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 23.26 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 23.39 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 23.55 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Cogilniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cogalniceny, Kogilnicheny, Kogyl'nicheny | 23.93 | 47°38'07"/28°49'15" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 23.97 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 24.03 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 24.73 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 25.14 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Echimauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Yekimoutsy, chimăuţi | 25.23 | 47°41'38"/28°54'05" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 25.29 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Cuizăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cuizovca, Kuyzovka | 25.47 | 47°36'49"/28°48'59" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 25.57 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 25.77 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 25.92 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 25.93 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Bushivka | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bushovka, Busovca, Buşovca | 26.14 | 47°35'33"/28°47'26" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 26.59 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 27.01 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 27.20 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 27.49 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 27.85 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Rezina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rezina [Mold, Rus], Rezina-Târg [Rom], Rezine [Yid], Rezina-Tîrg | 28.14 | 47°44'57"/28°57'57" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 28.44 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 28.71 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 29.06 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 29.06 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Ciorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chorna, Neagra | 29.14 | 47°46'24"/28°58'58" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 29.48 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 29.62 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Saharna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sakharna | 29.85 | 47°41'59"/28°58'16" |
| Rîbniţa | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Rîbniţa [Mold], Rybnitsa [Rus], Râbniţa [Rom], Ribnitza [Yid], Rybnica [Pol], Rybniza [Ger], Rybnitsy, Ribnitze | 31.20 | 47°46'06"/29°00'36" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 31.78 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 31.79 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 31.80 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Sirota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | 31.88 | 47°31'40"/28°46'37" | |
| Vorotet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Voroteţ [Rom], Vorotets [Rus], Voroteţi, Voroteţul | 31.96 | 47°33'33"/28°51'17" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 32.51 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 32.71 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 32.82 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 32.91 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 33.00 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 33.00 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Ofatinţi | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Ofatinţi [Rom], Vykhvatintsy [Rus], Wychwatyńce [Pol], Vykhvatinets, Vychvatynci | 33.12 | 47°39'57"/28°59'54" |
| Vadul Turcului | Mold. | Podolia | Balta | Vadaturkovo, Vadul-Turkuluy, Vadaturkiv, Vaditurkul | 33.44 | 47°55'50"/28°59'12" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 33.67 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 34.50 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 34.60 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 34.63 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Chiperceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kipercheny | 34.65 | 47°31'19"/28°50'17" |
| Pohrebeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pogrebeny, Pogribeni | 34.86 | 47°33'23"/28°54'34" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 35.05 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 35.36 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 35.48 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 35.78 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 35.88 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Biesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Biyesht, Biyeshty | 35.90 | 47°31'01"/28°51'26" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 36.04 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Zahnitkiv | Ukr. | Podolia | Olgopol | Zahnitkiv [Ukr], Zagnitkov [Rus], Zahnitków [Pol] | 36.34 | 48°02'51"/28°53'13" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 36.51 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 36.58 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Cihoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cegoreni, Chegoreny | 37.07 | 47°30'23"/28°51'42" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 37.18 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Slobozia-Hodorogea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Khodorozha, Slobozia Hodjinesti, Slobozia Horodistea | 37.27 | 47°30'35"/28°52'27" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 37.47 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Izvoare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izvoarele, Izvory, Izvuare | 37.59 | 47°33'09"/28°57'21" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 37.61 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 38.00 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 38.58 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 38.58 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 38.67 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 39.25 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 39.67 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 39.92 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
