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 Druya

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Druya Bel. Vilna Disna Druya [Rus], Druja [Pol, Bel, Lith], Droye [Yid], Druha, Sapieżyn 55°47'26"/27°27'02"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Piedruja Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Piedruja [Latv], Fridroisk [Yid], Pridruiska [Rus], Pridruisk, Piyedruya, Piedrujas, Daugaviyeshi, Daugavieši 0.74 55°47'50"/27°26'56"
Indra Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Bolbinovo, Balbinova 10.98 55°52'37"/27°32'08"
Druysk Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Druysk [Rus], Drujsk [Pol], Droisk [Yid] 12.73 55°43'41"/27°16'48"
Stashule Bel. Vilna Disna Staszule 12.86 55°44'39"/27°38'20"
Shemeli Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Szemiele, Shemele 16.39 55°47'49"/27°11'19"
Kovalishki Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Kowaliszki 17.66 55°45'40"/27°10'23"
Perebrod'ye Bel. Vilna Disna Pyerabroddzye, Pshebrodze, Przebrodzie 18.65 55°37'34"/27°23'37"
Skaista Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Seikaļi, Skaysta, Skaista, Skaistas, Myza Skaista, Skayta, Skaista Pusmuižas Centrs 19.08 55°57'01"/27°20'20"
Slobodka Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Slobodka [Rus], Słobódka [Pol], Slabodke [Yid], Słabodka [Bel], Slobodki, Slobudka 20.34 55°41'15"/27°10'56"
Kraslava Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Krāslava [Latv], Kreslavka [Rus], Kraslau [Ger], Kraslave [Yid], Krasław [Pol], Kraslava [Lith], Kreslawa, Kreslawka, Kraaslava, Kruoslova 21.02 55°53'49"/27°10'19"
Leonpol' Bel. Vilna Disna Leonpol' [Rus], Leonpol [Pol], Lavonpal [Bel], Levinpol [Yid], Ljavonpal' 21.09 55°48'01"/27°47'15"
Miyory Bel. Vilna Disna Miyory, Miory [Rus], Mior [Yid], Myory [Bel], Mery 21.78 55°37'20"/27°37'41"
Ikazn' Bel. Vilna Disna Ikazan 22.12 55°37'26"/27°15'28"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 22.53 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 24.16 55°55'08"/27°45'46"
Cheres Bel. Vilna Disna Czeress, Charasy, Czeress, Cheress, Cheresy 24.71 55°37'23"/27°42'35"
Plyussy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Plyussy [Bel], Plusy [Rus, Pol], Palush [Yid], Plussy, Pljusy, Plusi 25.52 55°48'46"/27°02'39"
Jejse Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Jejse [Pol], Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi 27.20 55°37'15"/27°08'17"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 28.25 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Braslav Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Brasłaŭ [Bel], Braslav [Rus], Brasław [Pol], Breslev [Yid], Braslaw [Bel], Breslauja [Lith], Braslava [Latv], Breslav 29.55 55°38'38"/27°03'26"
Okmyanitsa Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Okmyanitsa [Rus], Okminica [Pol], Okmenits [Yid], Okmianica, Okmienic 29.94 55°42'00"/27°00'00"
Drissa Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Vyerkhnyadzvinsk [Bel], Verkhnedvinsk [Rus, since 1962], Drissa [Rus, pre-1962], Drisa [Yid], Dryssa [Pol], Werchnedwinsk [Ger], Dryassa, Drysa, Vierchniadźvinsk, Verchnjadzvinsk 30.52 55°46'35"/27°56'16"
Dubinovo Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Dubinovo [Rus], Dubinowo [Pol], Dubinova [Yid], Dubina [Bel], Dubinava, Dubene, Dubines (Jewish agri col. 1847) 30.92 55°46'02"/26°57'28"
Akhrémovtsy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Akhremawtsy [Bel], Akhrëmovtsy [Rus], Ахрёмовцы [Rus], Ахрэмаўцы [Bel], Achremowce 31.06 55°35'02"/27°07'02"
Auleja Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Auleja, Aulija, Auleya, Auliya 31.46 56°03'34"/27°17'34"
Vanagishki Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Wanagiszki 32.35 55°46'60"/26°55'60"
Izvalta Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Izvalts, Užvalde, Izvaltas, Uzhval'd 32.40 55°57'24"/27°01'26"
Novy Pahost Bel. Vilna Disna Novy Pahost [Bel], Pohost Nowy [Pol], Novyy Pogost [Rus], Nei-Pohost [Yid], Pogost Novy, Pogost, Nowy Pohost, Novo-Pogost, Pohost Nova (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 32.98 55°29'40"/27°28'44"
Bil'dyugi Bel. Vilna Disna Bildugi, Bildzhugi, Bildzhugis, Bildzhuis, Bildziugi, Bildziuki 34.00 55°29'14"/27°23'00"
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 34.35 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Zarachye Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Zarachye [Rus], Zaracze [Pol], Zaračča [Bel], Zarache, Zarats 36.04 55°38'33"/26°56'19"
Kislavshchyna Bel. Vilna Disna Kislavshchyna [Bel], Kislovshchina [Rus], Kisłowszczyzna [Pol], Kislaŭščyna [Bel], Kozlovshchyzna, Kislowszczizna, Kislovshtsiznah, Kislovshchitzna (Jewish agri col. 1854, only found on hist maps) 36.22 55°30'28"/27°09'52"
Snegi Bel. Vilna Disna Šniegi 38.67 55°27'05"/27°18'51"
Borsuchizna Bel. Vilna Disna Borsuczyzna 39.12 55°26'59"/27°36'17"