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.
Sources
Results for Drochia
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 3.84 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 4.08 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 7.91 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 8.25 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 8.67 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 8.75 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 11.69 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 11.85 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 11.92 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 12.43 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 12.43 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 14.35 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 14.48 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 14.52 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 14.79 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 15.19 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 16.27 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 16.54 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 16.81 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 17.26 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 17.42 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 17.72 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 17.91 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 19.27 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 20.29 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 20.55 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 20.58 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 20.61 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Sudarca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sudarka | 21.34 | 48°18'19"/27°47'06" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 21.41 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 21.66 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 21.79 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 22.27 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 23.83 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Rudi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rudi [Rom], Rud' [Rus] | 24.97 | 48°19'51"/27°53'57" |
| Rediul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare | 25.13 | 48°13'56"/27°31'15" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 25.52 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 25.93 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 26.02 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 26.07 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Climăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Klimautsy, Klimautsi | 26.34 | 48°18'45"/27°36'57" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 26.55 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Oclanda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Oclanda [Rom], Oklanda [Rus], Oklando | 26.79 | 48°17'21"/28°03'30" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 26.97 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 27.33 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 27.85 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 28.55 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Cernoleuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chernolévka | 28.59 | 48°18'44"/27°33'50" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 28.63 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Arionesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Arianeshty, Arioneshty | 28.82 | 48°22'19"/27°51'01" |
| Yaruga | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yaruha [Ukr], Yaruga [Rus], Yara [Yid], Iaruga [Rom], Jaruga [Pol], Jaruha, Iaruha, Yarugha, Yare | 29.73 | 48°19'50"/28°02'44" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 29.90 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Parcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parkova | 30.35 | 48°09'08"/27°24'18" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 30.37 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 30.41 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 30.47 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 30.73 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Ruseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' | 30.82 | 48°12'06"/27°24'57" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 30.96 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 31.54 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 31.61 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 31.64 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 31.86 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 31.90 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Rujnita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] | 31.90 | 48°15'24"/27°26'11" |
| Paladea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Paladia, Paladiya | 32.14 | 48°14'53"/27°25'33" |
| Grinautsi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Grinauti Raia | 32.41 | 48°16'49"/27°27'03" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 32.42 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 32.83 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 32.86 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Birladeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Barladeni, Barlyadyany, Borladeny | 33.13 | 48°15'54"/27°25'28" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 33.18 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 33.96 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Busha | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | 34.38 | 48°20'36"/28°07'18" | |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 34.46 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 35.19 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 35.39 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Dingeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dinzhany, Dynzhany | 35.43 | 48°20'50"/27°29'01" |
| Otaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Otaci [Mold], Ataki [Rus], Otaci-Târg [Rom], Otik [Yid], Atachi, Otach Tyrg, Otaci Sat, Otaci Targ, Otyk Molov, Ataky | 35.44 | 48°25'58"/27°47'57" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 35.52 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 35.56 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Mohyliv-Podil's'kyy | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Mohyliv-Podil's'kyy [Ukr], Mogilëv-Podol'skiy [Rus], Mohilev Podolsk [Yid], Moghilǎu [Rom], Mogilów [Pol], Mogilev, Mohylów Podolski, Mogilov Podolski, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Mogilev-na-Dniestr | 35.61 | 48°26'04"/27°48'58" |
| Codreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Korden', Kodryany, Kodren' | 35.93 | 48°25'53"/27°43'04" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 36.21 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 36.26 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 36.30 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 36.69 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 37.06 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 37.36 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 37.39 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 37.74 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 37.89 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Lipnic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lipnic [Rom], Lipnik [Rus] | 38.12 | 48°23'42"/27°30'52" |
| Edinet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Edineţ [Rom], Edinets [Mold], Edintsy [Rus], Yedinets [Yid], Jedeńcy [Pol], Edineti, Ediniţa, Edinita Targ, Ediniţa-Târg, Jedyńce, Jedincy, Yedintsy, Yedinits, Yedintzi, Yedinitz, Yedintsy-Tyrg | 38.14 | 48°10'20"/27°18'12" |
| Pociumbauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' | 38.54 | 47°59'50"/27°19'19" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 38.54 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca | 38.87 | 48°26'22"/27°37'03" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 39.21 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 39.37 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Nemiya | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | Nemyia | 39.41 | 48°28'03"/27°45'58" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 39.53 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Birnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barnova Soroca, Byrnovo | 39.99 | 48°25'24"/27°32'01" |
