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 Druysk

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Druysk Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Druysk [Rus], Drujsk [Pol], Droisk [Yid] 55°43'41"/27°16'48"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Slobodka Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Slobodka [Rus], Słobódka [Pol], Slabodke [Yid], Słabodka [Bel], Slobodki, Slobudka 7.62 55°41'15"/27°10'56"
Kovalishki Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Kowaliszki 7.64 55°45'40"/27°10'23"
Shemeli Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Szemiele, Shemele 9.56 55°47'49"/27°11'19"
Ikazn' Bel. Vilna Disna Ikazan 11.67 55°37'26"/27°15'28"
Druya Bel. Vilna Disna Druya [Rus], Druja [Pol, Bel, Lith], Droye [Yid], Druha, Sapieżyn 12.73 55°47'26"/27°27'02"
Piedruja Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Piedruja [Latv], Fridroisk [Yid], Pridruiska [Rus], Pridruisk, Piyedruya, Piedrujas, Daugaviyeshi, Daugavieši 13.05 55°47'50"/27°26'56"
Perebrod'ye Bel. Vilna Disna Pyerabroddzye, Pshebrodze, Przebrodzie 13.40 55°37'34"/27°23'37"
Jejse Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Jejse [Pol], Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi 14.90 55°37'15"/27°08'17"
Braslav Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Brasłaŭ [Bel], Braslav [Rus], Brasław [Pol], Breslev [Yid], Braslaw [Bel], Breslauja [Lith], Braslava [Latv], Breslav 16.82 55°38'38"/27°03'26"
Plyussy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Plyussy [Bel], Plusy [Rus, Pol], Palush [Yid], Plussy, Pljusy, Plusi 17.52 55°48'46"/27°02'39"
Okmyanitsa Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Okmyanitsa [Rus], Okminica [Pol], Okmenits [Yid], Okmianica, Okmienic 17.82 55°42'00"/27°00'00"
Akhrémovtsy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Akhremawtsy [Bel], Akhrëmovtsy [Rus], Ахрёмовцы [Rus], Ахрэмаўцы [Bel], Achremowce 19.02 55°35'02"/27°07'02"
Kraslava Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Krāslava [Latv], Kreslavka [Rus], Kraslau [Ger], Kraslave [Yid], Krasław [Pol], Kraslava [Lith], Kreslawa, Kreslawka, Kraaslava, Kruoslova 19.95 55°53'49"/27°10'19"
Dubinovo Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Dubinovo [Rus], Dubinowo [Pol], Dubinova [Yid], Dubina [Bel], Dubinava, Dubene, Dubines (Jewish agri col. 1847) 20.63 55°46'02"/26°57'28"
Stashule Bel. Vilna Disna Staszule 22.53 55°44'39"/27°38'20"
Vanagishki Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Wanagiszki 22.55 55°46'60"/26°55'60"
Indra Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Bolbinovo, Balbinova 23.00 55°52'37"/27°32'08"
Zarachye Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Zarachye [Rus], Zaracze [Pol], Zaračča [Bel], Zarache, Zarats 23.43 55°38'33"/26°56'19"
Miyory Bel. Vilna Disna Miyory, Miory [Rus], Mior [Yid], Myory [Bel], Mery 24.79 55°37'20"/27°37'41"
Skaista Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Seikaļi, Skaysta, Skaista, Skaistas, Myza Skaista, Skayta, Skaista Pusmuižas Centrs 24.99 55°57'01"/27°20'20"
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) 25.56 55°30'28"/27°09'52"
Bil'dyugi Bel. Vilna Disna Bildugi, Bildzhugi, Bildzhugis, Bildzhuis, Bildziugi, Bildziuki 27.56 55°29'14"/27°23'00"
Zamosh'ye Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Zamoshye [Rus], Zamosze [Pol], Zamošša [Bel], Zamoshye, Zamoshe, Zamosz, Zamosh 28.59 55°29'46"/27°05'01"
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) 28.83 55°29'40"/27°28'44"
Cheres Bel. Vilna Disna Czeress, Charasy, Czeress, Cheress, Cheresy 29.36 55°37'23"/27°42'35"
Izvalta Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Izvalts, Užvalde, Izvaltas, Uzhval'd 30.05 55°57'24"/27°01'26"
Snegi Bel. Vilna Disna Šniegi 30.83 55°27'05"/27°18'51"
Iody Bel. Vilna Disna Iody [Rus], Jody [Pol], Yod [Yid], Ioda, Jod, Yodi (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 30.89 55°27'06"/27°13'47"
Leonpol' Bel. Vilna Disna Leonpol' [Rus], Leonpol [Pol], Lavonpal [Bel], Levinpol [Yid], Ljavonpal' 32.74 55°48'01"/27°47'15"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 34.00 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Eyvidovichi Bel. Vilna Disna Ejwidowicze 35.43 55°28'41"/26°55'49"
Opsa Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Opsa [Bel, Rus, Pol], Opshe [Yid] 35.44 55°32'18"/26°49'35"
Auleja Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Auleja, Aulija, Auleya, Auliya 36.85 56°03'34"/27°17'34"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 36.87 55°55'08"/27°45'46"
Borsuchizna Bel. Vilna Disna Borsuczyzna 37.07 55°26'59"/27°36'17"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 39.37 56°01'33"/27°37'17"