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 Druskininkai

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Druskininkai Lith. Grodno Grodno Druskininkai [Lith], Druskeniki [Rus, Bel], Druskieniki [Pol], Drozgenik [Yid], Drosknik [Yid], Druskininki [Latv], Druscheniken [Ger], Druśkieniki, Druskininkay, Droskininkā, Druskiniki 54°00'57"/23°59'13"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Rotnitsa Lith. Vilna Troki Ratnycia, Rotnitza [Rus], Ratnitse [Yid], Rotnica [Pol], Novosyolki 2.60 53°59'57"/24°00'54"
Ratnyčia Lith. Grodno Grodno Rotnica, Rotnitsa, Rotnitza 2.60 53°59'57"/24°00'54"
Privalka Bel. Grodno Grodno Privalki, Przewatka 8.81 53°56'46"/23°55'22"
Porech'ye Bel. Grodno Grodno Porech'ye [Rus], Porzecze [Pol], Parečča [Bel], Poretsh [Yid], Parechcha, Pozheche 17.21 53°53'23"/24°08'23"
Roduka Lith. Vilna Troki Raduka, Radovka 20.21 54°07'01"/24°14'39"
Merkine Lith. Vilna Troki Merkinė [Lith], Meretch [Yid], Merech' [Rus], Merecz [Pol], Meretsh, Meritz, Merch, Merts, Mertsh, Merkėnė, Merkinės 20.82 54°09'45"/24°11'07"
Dubininkus Lith. Vilna Troki Dubinik 21.28 54°05'43"/24°17'00"
Kabeliai Lith. Vilna Troki Kobele, Kobiele, Kabelyay, Kobeli, Kabeliai 21.46 53°57'06"/24°17'48"
Gozha Bel. Grodno Grodno Hoža 23.53 53°49'01"/23°51'49"
Marcinkonys Lith. Vilna Troki Marcinkance, Marcinkonių Tvenkinys (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 26.68 54°03'09"/24°23'27"
Nemunaitis Lith. Vilna Troki Nemunaitis [Lith], Nemoneitz [Yid], Nemonaĭtsy [Rus], Niemonajcie [Pol], Nyemonaitsi, Nemunaytis, Nemunaièio, Nemonajtsy, Nemenitz, Nemunaitz 31.76 54°18'02"/24°01'28"
Bershty Bel. Grodno Grodno Berszty, Byershty 31.94 53°51'27"/24°23'40"
Nedzingė Lith. Vilna Troki Niedzingi, Nedzingi, Nedingė [Lith], Vadėnai, Nedzingės 34.06 54°14'50"/24°19'46"
Nedingė Lith. Vilna Troki Nedzing, Nedzingé, Vadėnai, Nedzingės 34.06 54°14'50"/24°19'46"
Ozéry Bel. Grodno Grodno Ozëry [Rus], Ozra [Yid], Jeziory [Pol], Aziory [Bel], Yezery, Azery, Ezery, Oziery, Yeziori, Jesiory, Azyory 35.15 53°43'18"/24°11'01"
Perloja Lith. Vilna Troki Przełaje, Perlojus, Perlajaus, Prelai, Perlojos 35.64 54°12'51"/24°24'58"
Hrodna Bel. Grodno Grodno Grodno [Pol, Rus], Grodne [Yid], Hrodna [Bel], Gardinas [Lith], Garten [Ger], Hurodno [Yid], Horodne 37.90 53°41'18"/23°49'33"
Alove Lith. Vilna Troki Alovė [Lith], Olava [Rus], Aulava [Yid], Oława [Pol], Olove, Alavė, Alovės (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 39.09 54°21'00"/24°10'21"