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 Frumusica
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 2.01 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 4.43 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 5.10 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 6.43 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 9.48 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 9.80 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 10.77 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 11.20 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 11.54 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 11.64 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 11.79 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 12.28 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 12.31 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 12.98 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 13.64 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 13.80 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 14.81 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 14.84 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 15.14 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 15.17 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 15.83 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 16.33 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 17.12 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 17.24 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 17.25 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 18.20 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 18.36 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 18.95 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 19.21 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 19.38 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 19.44 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 19.44 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 19.56 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 19.88 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 20.73 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 21.00 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 21.75 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 22.54 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 22.56 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 23.32 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 23.99 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 24.23 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 24.32 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 24.57 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 24.80 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 24.94 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 25.09 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 25.13 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 25.58 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 25.96 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 26.00 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 26.03 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 26.10 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 26.40 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 26.45 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 26.54 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 26.80 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 27.51 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 28.01 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 28.23 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 28.60 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 28.63 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 28.71 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 29.22 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 30.12 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 30.16 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 30.18 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 30.19 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 30.60 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 31.06 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 31.07 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 31.27 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 31.43 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 31.66 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 31.75 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 31.75 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 32.01 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 32.29 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 32.66 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 33.58 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 33.86 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 34.19 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 34.23 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 34.43 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 34.80 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 34.93 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 34.98 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 35.06 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 35.26 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 35.50 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 35.73 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 36.03 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 36.11 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 36.32 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 36.81 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Oclanda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Oclanda [Rom], Oklanda [Rus], Oklando | 36.90 | 48°17'21"/28°03'30" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 37.30 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 37.53 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 38.02 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 38.28 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 38.37 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 38.53 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 38.74 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 38.84 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 38.86 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 39.17 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 39.23 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 39.27 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 39.56 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 39.59 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 39.77 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
