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 Dovbysh

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Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Dovbysh Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Dovbysh [Rus, Ukr], Markhlevsk [Rus, 1927-35], Shchors'k [Rus, 1939-44], Dovbish, Dołbysz, Dowbysz 50°22'24"/27°59'15"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
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District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Bykovka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Bykivka [Ukr], Bykovka [Rus], Bukavitz [Yid], Bykówka [Pol], Bikovka 8.96 50°17'34"/27°58'59"
Khodorivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Khodorovka 9.39 50°27'24"/27°57'56"
Kamennyy Brod Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Kam'yanyi Brid [Ukr], Kamennyy Brod [Rus], Kameny Brod [Yid], Kammeny Bród [Pol], Bród Kamienny, Kamenni-Brod, Kammeny Brod, Kam'janyj Brid, Kam”yanyy Brid, Kamenbrod 11.50 50°24'58"/27°50'23"
Sokoliv Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Sokoliv [Ukr], Sokolov [Rus], Sokołów [Pol] 14.52 50°29'36"/28°04'04"
Ocheretianka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Ocheretyana, Ocheretenka, Ocheretyanka 19.11 50°30'33"/28°09'10"
Rogachóv Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Rohachiv [Ukr], Rogachëv [Rus], Ratchiv [Yid], Rohaczów [Pol], Ratchev, Rogaczew, Rogaczow, Ragatchev, Rohaczew, Rohatchov, Rohaciv 19.23 50°24'37"/27°43'21"
Nesolon Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy 21.81 50°33'56"/27°55'35"
Chervonoarmeysk Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chervonoarmiys'k [Ukr], Chervonoarmeysk [Rus, since 1935], Puliny [Rus, before 1935], Puli, [Yid], Pulyny 22.69 50°28'04"/28°16'17"
Baranovka Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Baranivka [Ukr], Baranovka [Rus, Yid], Baranówka [Pol], Baronovka, Baraniwka, Baronefke 24.18 50°18'00"/27°40'00"
Krapivnya Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Kropivnya, Krapivna, Kropyvnia 24.60 50°34'10"/27°49'36"
Romaniv Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Romaniv [Ukr, since 2003], Dzerzhyns'k [Ukr, 1933-2003], Romanov [Rus, Yid], Dzerzhinsk [Rus, 1933-2003], Romanów Wielki [Pol], Dsershinsk 25.37 50°08'53"/27°55'52"
Smoldyrev Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Smoldyriv 26.75 50°24'57"/27°36'57"
Zeremlya Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Zeremlia 26.76 50°21'58"/27°36'37"
Nartsyzivka Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Koloniya Artsyzovka, Artsyzovka, Nartsyzovka 27.16 50°34'60"/28°10'60"
Rudnia-Poshta Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Rudnya Poshta 28.62 50°12'28"/28°17'45"
Serednya Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Serednia 30.72 50°20'11"/27°33'30"
Dubovets Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Dubovets' (Pogrom 5-10-1905) 32.48 50°20'54"/28°26'37"
Miropol' Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Miropol' [Rus], Myropil' [Ukr], Miropolye [Yid], Novyy Miropol', Novy Miropol' 35.77 50°06'29"/27°42'11"
Pechanovka Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Pechanivka 35.90 50°04'22"/27°48'12"
Novohrad-Volyns'kyy Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Novohrad-Volyns'kyy [Ukr], Novograd Volynskiy [Rus], Zvhil [Yid], Nowograd Wolynsk [Pol], Nowohrad-Wolynskyj [Ger], Zviagel, Zvihil, Zvil, Zwiahl, Zwiahel, Novograd Volynsk, Novograd Volynskij 35.94 50°35'39"/27°36'59"
Chudnov Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Chudnow, Cudnov, Cudnow, Tschudnow (Pogrom: May 10, 1905) 36.91 50°03'07"/28°07'03"
Vilskaya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Vil'sk, Vil's'k 37.84 50°22'51"/28°31'15"
Barashi Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Barashi [Rus, Ukr, Yid], Barasze [Pol] 38.25 50°42'59"/28°01'38"
Poninka Ukr. Volynia Novograd-Volynskiy Poninka [Rus, Ukr, Yid], Paninka 38.29 50°11'06"/27°32'11"
Guta Paliyevskaya Ukr. Volynia Zhitomir Polivs'ka Huta, Polivska Huta, Polivskaya Guta 39.25 50°33'24"/28°27'40"