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 Ecaterinovca

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Alt. Names Coordinates
Ecaterinovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ecaterineanca, Yekaterinovka 46°35'00"/28°44'50"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Cimislia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chimiashla, Chimishli, Chimishliya, Cimislija (Jews were subject to expulsion here according to the "Temporary Rules" of 1882. 6.43 46°31'36"/28°45'52"
Ialpugeni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Yalpuzheny (Yalpuzhel on historical maps) 9.75 46°35'07"/28°37'11"
Javgur Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zhavgur, Iavgur 11.21 46°32'23"/28°36'54"
Sahaidac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sagaydak, Sagaidac 11.54 46°39'44"/28°50'45"
Mereni Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mereny, Miren, Mireni 12.53 46°40'25"/28°38'57"
Porumbrei Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Mitropolit, Porumbrey 12.81 46°41'22"/28°48'47"
Bogdanovca Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bogdaneasca Veche, Staraya Bogdanovka 13.49 46°28'28"/28°49'29"
Selemet Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 13.70 46°34'40"/28°55'35"
Mihailovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bahmutea, Mikhaylovka 14.39 46°33'09"/28°55'48"
Cenac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chenak 14.72 46°28'29"/28°38'15"
Ciucur-Mingir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cecur Menjir, Chekur-Menzhir 16.08 46°26'20"/28°45'19"
Sărăţica Veche Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Saratsika Veke 16.73 46°36'09"/28°31'48"
Bestemac Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Beshtemak, Beshtymik, Beshtymak 17.88 46°31'34"/28°31'44"
Sadaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sadakliya 18.10 46°26'55"/28°52'47"
Ivanovca Noua Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ioneasca, Ionyaska 18.43 46°44'44"/28°41'51"
Iserlia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iserlia Noua, Novaya Iserliya 19.30 46°29'04"/28°57'17"
Batir Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Batar, Batyr 19.53 46°34'33"/29°00'09"
Ciufleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chufleshty 19.86 46°37'22"/29°00'03"
Cigîrleni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Chigirleni, Chigirleny 20.18 46°45'22"/28°49'41"
Caracui Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karakuy 20.29 46°42'00"/28°32'34"
Dezghingea Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dezghinge, Dezginzhe 20.49 46°25'20"/28°37'04"
Cărbuna Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Karbuna 21.27 46°42'42"/28°57'14"
Troiţcoe Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Troita, Troitskoye 22.75 46°30'49"/29°01'37"
Carabetovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Carabeteni, Karabetovka, Karabateni, Carabăţeni 22.81 46°24'50"/28°54'54"
Moleşti Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Moleshty, Malayeshty 22.82 46°47'15"/28°46'37"
Răzeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' 23.67 46°46'08"/28°53'59"
Orac Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Oracu, Orak 23.82 46°40'01"/28°27'36"
Sărata-Galbenă Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Sarata Golban, Serata Galbene, Sarata-Galbene 24.41 46°44'05"/28°30'56"
Iordanovca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Iordaneni, Iordanovka 24.48 46°23'34"/28°54'28"
Cioc Maidan Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Chok-Maydan, Cioc Meidan 24.83 46°21'57"/28°49'14"
Vysochanskoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Lac, Lak, Vysochanske 25.06 46°29'08"/29°02'33"
Cazangic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kazanzhik 25.30 46°30'30"/28°26'06"
Căinari Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kaynari, Dumbraveny, Keinari, Kainara, Kaynary 25.46 46°40'55"/29°02'54"
Baius Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Bayush 25.83 46°26'51"/28°28'25"
Gangura Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 25.92 46°43'59"/29°00'27"
Covurlui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kovyrluy, Kugurluy, Kuvyrluy, Kovyrluy [Rus], Kuvurluy 26.45 46°35'26"/28°24'05"
Baimaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Baymakliya 26.69 46°35'22"/29°05'47"
Buţeni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Io, Gheorghe Duca, Butseny 27.51 46°49'32"/28°40'24"
Ceadir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Ceadar, Chadyr 27.81 46°40'18"/28°24'24"
Misheny Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Meşeni, Novaya Yargara (not apparent on hist. maps; may have originated as a khutor) 28.27 46°25'08"/28°27'56"
Taraclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Tighina 28.39 46°34'04"/29°07'05"
Horeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Goreshty 28.60 46°49'31"/28°52'27"
Abaclia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Abaclia [Mold, Rom], Abakliya [Rus], Abaklydzhaba [Rus], Абаклия [Rus] 28.96 46°21'37"/28°56'32"
Borogani Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Borogany 29.31 46°22'15"/28°31'17"
Zimbreni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Zembreni, Zembreny 29.39 46°50'20"/28°50'45"
Hînceşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Hînceştii [Mold], Ganchesty [Rus, before 1940], Kotovskoye [Rus, 1940-65], Kotovsk [Rus, 1965-90], Hânceşti [Rom], Hontchest [Yid], Khencheshti, Gincheshty, Gynchesht', Khynchesht' 29.96 46°49'50"/28°35'26"
Iargara Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Yargara, Yargora, Posëlok Yargora 30.19 46°25'31"/28°25'36"
Cupcui Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Copcui, Kupkuy 30.66 46°31'02"/28°21'29"
Bascalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Bashkaliya 30.71 46°18'31"/28°47'12"
Budăi Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bude, Budey, Budei 30.82 46°48'46"/28°58'27"
Costeşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Costesti Lapusna, Kosteshty Lapusna 31.39 46°51'56"/28°45'44"
Tarutino Nou Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Tarutino Nou, Novoye Torutino 31.57 46°28'07"/29°07'29"
Basarabeasca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Basarabeasca [Mold], Romanovca [Rom], Romanovka [Rus, until 1957], Bessarabka [Rus, since 1957], Romynesht', Româneşti, Romaneshti, Romanovo, Bessarabskaya, Bessarabskiy (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption of "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 32.52 46°19'54"/28°57'49"
Comrat Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Komrat 32.86 46°17'41"/28°39'23"
Coşcalia Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Cascalia, Kashkaliya 33.28 46°41'08"/29°09'25"
Minjir Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Mingir, Minzhir 33.32 46°40'09"/28°19'45"
Petrovka Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Ceaga, Petrivka 33.44 46°30'24"/29°10'12"
Pojăreni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Pojoreni, Pozhareny 34.04 46°53'14"/28°41'29"
Fundul Galbenei Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Fundu-Galbena 34.24 46°52'49"/28°37'39"
Puhoi Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Pugoy 34.64 46°49'24"/29°02'13"
Voinescu Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Pobeda 34.94 46°38'56"/28°17'59"
Tigheci Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Tigech 35.72 46°23'16"/28°22'38"
Cociulia Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Kochuliya 35.81 46°21'24"/28°24'54"
Bardar Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bărdaru 35.99 46°54'10"/28°40'11"
Visinesti Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Vişineşti [Rom], Vishnëvka [Rus], Vişniovca, Vişineovca 36.10 46°19'57"/28°26'53"
Mileştii Mici Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Malyye Mileshty, Mileshti Mich' 36.16 46°54'23"/28°48'08"
Nadrechnoye Ukr. Bessarabia Bendery Nadrichne, Cioara Murza, Cioara Murzei, Charamurza, Choara-Murzey 36.18 46°22'23"/29°06'28"
Semionovca Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Regina Maria, Semėnovka 36.18 46°41'54"/28°18'14"
Cărpineni Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Cărpineni [Rom], Karpineny [Rus], Karpinyani, Karpinen' 36.77 46°45'53"/28°20'39"
Sărata-Răzeşi Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Razesi, Sarata-Rezeshty 37.01 46°36'56"/28°15'54"
Avdarma Mold. Bessarabia Bendery 37.55 46°15'06"/28°50'17"
Serpnevoye Ukr. Bessarabia Akkerman Serpneve [Ukr], Leipțig [Rom], Serpnevoye [Rus], Leipzig [Ger] 37.75 46°18'03"/29°01'14"
Zolotievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Zoloteanca, Zolotiyevka 37.87 46°44'18"/29°11'21"
Sălcuţa Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Salkutsa 38.35 46°35'43"/29°14'56"
Băcioi Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bachoy, Bachoyu, Băcioiu, Bechioyu, Batsha (Pogrom: May 1903) 38.54 46°54'50"/28°53'57"
Balceana Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Bolchany 38.87 46°50'41"/28°24'31"
Ruseştii Noi Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Novyye Ruseshty, Rusestii Noui 38.96 46°55'39"/28°39'04"
Logăneşti Mold. Bessarabia Kishinev Loganeshty 38.99 46°54'19"/28°32'39"
Sadic Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Sadacu, Sadyk 39.02 46°16'12"/28°31'07"
Ferapontievca Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Ferapont'yevka, Ferapontivka 39.08 46°13'57"/28°46'28"
Leova Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Leova [Rom, Mold, Yid], Leovo [Rus], Leowa [Ger], Leowo [Pol], Levo, Leva 39.45 46°28'56"/28°15'11"
Geamănă Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Dzhamany 39.94 46°49'17"/29°08'22"
Chirsova Mold. Bessarabia Bendery Kirsova 39.97 46°13'50"/28°38'51"
Pleşeni Mold. Bessarabia Izmail Plesheny 39.98 46°21'23"/28°20'33"