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 Dubrovo

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Dubrovo Bel. Vilna Disna Dubrovy, Dubrowa 55°15'40"/27°06'12"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Siemionowicze Bel. Vilna Disna Semënovichi 4.37 55°17'43"/27°04'11"
Rymki Bel. Vilna Disna Rimki 11.76 55°18'36"/27°16'05"
Varapayeva Bel. Vilna Disna Voropayevo, Woropajewo 14.81 55°08'27"/27°12'15"
Plyaterovo Bel. Vilna Disna Platerów, Pletarovo, Plyateruv (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 15.05 55°22'04"/26°57'26"
Kuropol'ye Bel. Vilna Disna Kuropole, Kurapollye 15.29 55°13'35"/26°52'11"
Kozyany Bel. Vilna Disna Kozyany [Rus], Koziany [Pol], Kazan [Yid], Kaziany [Bel], Kozian, Kazjany, Kozon, Kozin (Pogrom 1915) 16.07 55°17'50"/26°51'27"
Kozlovshchina Bel. Vilna Disna Kazlowshchyna, Kozlovshchyzna 18.16 55°11'16"/27°21'33"
Ruda Bel. Vilna Disna Rudoye, Rudae 18.37 55°09'19"/27°19'33"
Luchai Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Luchay, Luchayki, Imeni Luchay, Łuczaj (Opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 19.04 55°05'24"/27°07'13"
Dunilovichi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Dunilavičy [Bel], Dunilovichi [Rus], Duniłowicze [Pol], Dunilovitsh [Yid], Danileviciai [Lith], Duniłavičy, Dunilavichy, Dunilovicy, Duniloviche, Dunalovitch, Danilevitch 22.28 55°04'36"/27°14'29"
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) 22.67 55°27'06"/27°13'47"
Pastavy Bel. Vilna Disna Pastavy [Bel], Postavy [Rus], Postawy [Pol], Postov [Yid], Pastovys [Lith], Postav, Postavi, Postow 22.90 55°06'50"/26°51'03"
Snegi Bel. Vilna Disna Šniegi 25.03 55°27'05"/27°18'51"
Sarkowshchyna Bel. Vilna Disna Sharkowshchyna [Bel], Sharkovshchina [Rus], Szarkowszczyzna [Pol], Sharkovshtchina [Yid], Šarkaŭščyna, Sharkaŭshchyna, Sakovchizna, Sarkeyschina, Sarkeystsene, Sharkotsina, Sharkoyshchina, Sharkeyshtshine 26.06 55°22'05"/27°28'11"
Zamosh'ye Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Zamoshye [Rus], Zamosze [Pol], Zamošša [Bel], Zamoshye, Zamoshe, Zamosz, Zamosh 26.18 55°29'46"/27°05'01"
Eyvidovichi Bel. Vilna Disna Ejwidowicze 26.50 55°28'41"/26°55'49"
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) 27.70 55°30'28"/27°09'52"
Man'koviche Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Mankowicze ( Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 27.86 55°02'27"/26°53'39"
Darevo Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Darewo, Darovoye 30.32 55°02'27"/27°23'05"
Bil'dyugi Bel. Vilna Disna Bildugi, Bildzhugi, Bildzhugis, Bildzhuis, Bildziugi, Bildziuki 30.75 55°29'14"/27°23'00"
Tverečius Lith. Vilna Sventsyany Twerecz 32.26 55°18'48"/26°36'08"
Vidzy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Vidzy [Bel, Rus], Widze [Pol], Vidzh [Yid], Vidžiai [Lith], Vydžiai, Vidz, Vidzi, Vidze 33.39 55°23'40"/26°37'50"
Meretske Bel. Vilna Disna Miereckie, Myaretskiya, Meretske, Meretskiye 34.21 55°11'55"/27°37'54"
Adutiškis Lith. Vilna Sventsyany Adutiškis [Lith], Hoduciszki [Pol], Hidotzishok [Yid], Godutishki [Rus], Haydutsishok, Heidotzishok, Hydutzishek, Goduzischki 34.59 55°09'33"/26°35'18"
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) 35.16 55°29'40"/27°28'44"
Opsa Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Opsa [Bel, Rus, Pol], Opshe [Yid] 35.44 55°32'18"/26°49'35"
Zaprudze Bel. Vilna Disna Zaprudzie, Zapruddzye, Zaprud'ye 35.73 55°13'51"/27°39'52"
Akhrémovtsy Bel. Kovno Novo-Aleksandrovsk Akhremawtsy [Bel], Akhrëmovtsy [Rus], Ахрёмовцы [Rus], Ахрэмаўцы [Bel], Achremowce 35.90 55°35'02"/27°07'02"
Yushkevichi Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Yushkeviche, Juszkiewicze, Yushkovichi 36.66 54°56'34"/26°57'07"
Bushyki Bel. Vilna Disna Buszyki, Bushiki 36.82 55°15'55"/27°41'04"
Stajetiske Lith. Vilna Sventsyany Stajetiškė [Lith], Stoyatsishki [Rus], Shtayatsishok [Yid], Stojaciszki [Pol], Stayetishkyay, Stajėtiškis, Stoyatsishki Bolshiye (Jewish agri col. 1853) 37.89 55°10'58"/26°31'19"
Shkuntiki Bel. Vilna Disna Shkuntsiki, Szkunciki (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 37.90 55°22'04"/27°40'20"
Borsuchizna Bel. Vilna Disna Borsuczyzna 38.01 55°26'59"/27°36'17"
Gin'ki Bel. Vilna Disna 38.15 55°13'00"/27°42'00"
Komai Bel. Vilna Sventsyany Komai [Rus], Kamai [Bel], Komaje [Pol], Kamojys [Lith] 38.34 55°03'53"/26°36'26"
Hlybokaye Bel. Vilna Disna Hlybokaye [Bel], Głębokie [Pol], Glubokoye [Rus], Glubok [Yid], Glubokojė [Lith], Glybokoje, Hłybokaje, Hlybokae, Hluboka, Glebokoye, Globokie, Glubokie, Gleboke, Glembokie 39.68 55°08'18"/27°41'26"