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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 4.25 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 6.79 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 8.42 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 11.30 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 11.54 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 11.62 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 12.30 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 12.44 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 12.98 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 13.96 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 13.96 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 14.19 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 15.32 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 15.72 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 15.97 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 15.97 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 16.27 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 16.32 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 16.39 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 16.71 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 16.86 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 16.87 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 17.54 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 17.75 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 18.47 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 18.74 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 18.79 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 19.00 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 19.24 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 19.46 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 20.34 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 20.61 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 21.03 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 21.44 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 21.90 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 22.20 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 22.24 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 23.37 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 23.71 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 23.71 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 23.77 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 23.83 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 24.14 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 24.16 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 24.23 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 24.29 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 24.48 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 24.64 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 25.58 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 25.66 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 25.72 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 26.18 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 26.30 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 26.59 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 26.61 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 26.62 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 26.82 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 27.03 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 27.32 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 27.66 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 27.93 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 28.26 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 28.45 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 28.60 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 28.73 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 29.20 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 29.27 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 29.58 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 29.64 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 29.65 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 29.95 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 30.68 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 30.92 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 31.07 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 31.16 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 31.57 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 31.64 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 31.72 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 31.91 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 31.95 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 32.05 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 32.17 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 32.60 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 32.63 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 32.80 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 33.15 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 33.18 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 33.36 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 33.56 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 33.63 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 33.84 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 34.05 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 34.29 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 34.49 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 34.62 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 34.88 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 35.15 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 35.22 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 35.35 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 35.55 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 35.64 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 35.68 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 35.94 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 36.05 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 36.16 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 36.17 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 36.53 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 36.65 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 37.10 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 37.10 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 37.34 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 37.51 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 38.06 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 38.27 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 38.30 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 38.69 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 38.98 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 39.09 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 39.21 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 39.36 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 39.53 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 39.58 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 39.58 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 39.70 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 39.84 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
