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 Apostolovo

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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Alt. Names Coordinates
Apostolovo Ukr. Kherson Kherson Apostolove [Ukr], Apostolovo [Rus], Pokrovs'ke [Rus, before 1923], Apostolowo 47°39'35"/33°43'10"

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Country
Pale
Province
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District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Vysokopillya Ukr. Kherson Kherson Vysokopillya [Ukr], Vysokopol'ye [Rus, since 1915], Kronau [Rus, before 1915], Kolonie Kronau, Wysokopilla, Vysokopole (German col.) 23.25 47°29'34"/33°31'58"
Novovorontsovka Ukr. Kherson Kherson Novovorontsovka [Rus, Ukr], Novaya Vorontsovka 23.28 47°29'58"/33°55'08"
Osokorivka Ukr. Kherson Kherson Osokorovka, Osokorevka (Pogrom in 1918) 28.14 47°26'50"/33°55'23"
Novozhitomir Ukr. Kherson Kherson Novozhitomir [Rus, Ukr] 29.99 47°55'31"/33°38'59"
Izluchistoye Ukr. Kherson Kherson Izluchyste, Stalindorf, Stalinskoye (Jewish agri col. 1824) 30.21 47°55'45"/33°46'15"
Novo-Podolsk Ukr. Kherson Kherson Novo-Podol'sk [Rus], Novopodil's'ke [Ukr], Nay-Podolsk [Yid], Kushchinskaya, Kushchinsk, Novopodolskaya 32.35 47°55'27"/33°53'59"
Kamenka Ukr. Kherson Kherson Kamenka, Kam”yanka (Jewish agri col. 1808) 33.86 47°57'42"/33°46'43"
Shyroke Ukr. Kherson Kherson Shirokiy 34.19 47°41'13"/33°15'53"
Synove Ukr. Volynia Kovel Synovo 34.19 47°41'13"/33°15'53"
Ingulets Ukr. Kherson Kherson Inhulets' [Ukr], Ingulets [Rus], Har-Shafer [Heb], Ingulyets [Yid], Ingulec [Pol], Kolonia Inguletz (Jewish agri col. since 1809) 35.86 47°43'48"/33°15'07"
Kryvyy Rih Ukr. Kherson Kherson Kryvyy Rih [Ukr], Krivoy Rog [Rus], Krivay Rog [Yid], Krzywy Róg [Pol], Krywyj Rih, Kriwoi Rog, Kryvyj Rih, Krivorog (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 37.30 47°54'19"/33°22'46"
Novo-Vitebsk Ukr. Kherson Kherson Novo-Vitebsk [Rus], Novovitebs'ke [Ukr], Nay-Vitepsk [Yid], Novyy Vitebsk 37.51 47°58'35"/33°53'36"
Bazavluchok Ukr. Kherson Kherson Buzuluk [Rus], Bazavluchek [Rus] 39.06 47°56'42"/34°01'29"