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 Gav'ya

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Gav'ya Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Gav'ya [Bel], Gaviya [Rus], Gawia [Pol], Gavya 53°51'20"/25°34'55"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Burnosy Bel. Vilna Lida 3.45 53°49'29"/25°35'08"
Krivichi Bel. Vilna Lida Kryvichy, Kshiviche, Krzywicze 7.70 53°50'56"/25°41'56"
Iwye Bel. Vilna Lida Iwye [Bel], Ivye [Rus], Iwje [Pol], Ivia [Yid], Vija [Lith], Ivje [Latv], Iwia, Iwie, Ivie, Iv'ye, Iŭe, Iŭje 15.29 53°55'54"/25°46'35"
Lipnishki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Lipnishki [Rus], Lipniszki [Pol], Lipnishok [Yid], Lipniški [Bel], Lipniškės [Lith], Lipniscek, Lipnishky, Lipnishuk, Lipniszok 16.97 54°00'27"/25°36'30"
Vismonty Lith. Kovno Lida Vismantai, Vismantai Pirmieji, Vismantų, Vismantai I, Vismantey, Vismantay, Vismantai Antrieji. Wismonty (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 17.94 53°52'51"/25°18'42"
Lida Bel. Vilna Lida Lida [Rus, Yid, Pol, Bel], Lyda [Lith] 18.76 53°52'60"/25°17'59"
Dvortsovaya Sloboda Bel. Vilna Lida Today, Slabada. (Opened to Jews in 1903 by exception of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882) 19.04 53°52'29"/25°17'37"
Sporkovshchizna Bel. Vilna Lida Siarkowszczyna 19.38 53°57'00"/25°19'60"
Vselyub Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Vselyub [Rus], Wsielub [Pol], Usielub [Bel], Silev [Yid], Useljub, Shelub 20.63 53°43'17"/25°47'56"
Nikolayev Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Mikolaevo (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 21.52 53°49'56"/25°54'27"
Trokeli Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Trokiele, Trakyeli 23.07 54°02'10"/25°24'30"
Selets Bel. Vilna Lida Syalyets 23.34 53°40'04"/25°25'26"
Chekhovtsi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Chekhovtsy [Bel], Chekhovtsi [Rus], Czechowce [Pol] 25.04 54°03'19"/25°45'31"
Lazduny Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Lazduny Pyershyya 26.05 53°55'43"/25°57'35"
Delyatichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Delyatichi [Rus], Delatycze [Pol], Delatitch [Yid], Dzialacičy [Bel], Delyatyche, Dzjaljacicy 27.58 53°46'54"/25°58'60"
Chernevichi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany 27.91 53°51'48"/26°00'27"
Porechany Bel. Vilna Lida Parachany, Pozhechany 28.69 53°46'31"/25°10'00"
Subbotniki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Subotniki (Opened to Jewish settlement after exemption of the Temporary Rules of 1882) 28.72 54°05'40"/25°44'56"
Belitsa Bel. Vilna Lida Belitsa [Rus], Bielica [Pol, Bel], Bilitza [Yid], Bielyčia [Lith], Belitze, Belitza, Belitzah, Belica 28.77 53°39'01"/25°18'57"
Geranony Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Hyeranyony [Bel], Геранёны [Bel], Geraneny, Geranony, Geranëny [Rus] 28.95 54°06'57"/25°34'38"
Zhirmuny Bel. Vilna Lida Zyrmuny 30.06 54°01'28"/25°13'25"
Yuratsishki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Juraciszki, Yuratishki 30.15 54°01'53"/25°55'57"
Yantsevichi Bel. Vilna Lida Jancewicze 30.58 53°54'32"/25°07'27"
Pesevichi Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Piesiewicze 31.80 53°52'51"/26°03'54"
Vereshchaki Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Wereszczaki [Pol] 32.97 54°01'38"/25°59'34"
Navahrudak Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Navahrudak [Bel], Novogrudok [Rus], Nowogródek [Pol], Navaredok [Yid], Naugardukas [Lith], Novaredok, Novogrudek, Novohorodok, Novradok, Nowogrudok, Nowogradek, Navharadak, Nawahradak 32.99 53°35'39"/25°49'09"
Lyubcha Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Lubcha [Bel], Lyubcha [Rus], Lubcza [Pol], Lubtsh [Yid], Lubča, Lubcz, Lubec, Lubecz, Lubch, Lubtse, Lyubch, Lubtch, Lubtz, Ljubcha 33.45 53°45'08"/26°03'37"
Ostashin Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Ostaszyn, Ostashino 34.30 53°41'28"/26°01'25"
Bol'shoye Osovo Bel. Vilna Lida Ossovo, Ossova 34.56 54°04'42"/25°12'48"
Brolniki Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Brol'niki [Rus], Brol'niki [Belarusian], Брольники [Rus], Брольнікі [Belarusian] 36.52 53°37'36"/25°58'49"
Voranava Bel. Vilna Lida Voranava [Bel], Voronovo [Rus], Woronów [Pol], Voronova [Yid], Varanavas [Lith], Voranova, Voronov, Voronove, Werenów, Woronowo, Woranawa 37.56 54°09'14"/25°18'44"
Dieveniškės Lith. Vilna Oshmyany Dieveniškės [Lith], Devenishki [Rus], Dziewieniszki [Pol], Divenishok [Yid], Dzievianiški [Bel], Dzevenishki, Dewenishki 37.65 54°11'36"/25°37'35"
Dovgyalishki Bel. Vilna Lida Dawhyalishki (Jewish agri col. 1848) 38.82 53°59'06"/25°01'53"
Negnevichi Bel. Minsk Novogrudok Negnevichi [Rus], Niehniewicze [Pol], Niahnievièy [Bel], Negniavitsh, Njahnevicy 39.29 53°39'31"/26°04'41"
Borisovka Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Borysow (Jewish agri col. 1851) 39.81 53°56'52"/26°10'09"
Traby Bel. Vilna Oshmyany Traby [Rus, Yid, Pol, Bel] 39.85 54°09'31"/25°54'27"