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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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghidighici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gidigich | 47°05'39"/28°46'23" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulboaca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gul'boka, Hulboca | 3.32 | 47°07'09"/28°47'51" |
| Grătieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gratsiyesht' | 3.95 | 47°05'55"/28°49'29" |
| Sireţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sirets, Sireţ, Seretsi | 6.30 | 47°08'03"/28°42'49" |
| Drăsliceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Draslicheny | 7.00 | 47°09'25"/28°46'53" |
| Truşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Trusheny | 7.42 | 47°04'18"/28°40'51" |
| Durleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Durleshty, Dudeşti, Durlesht' | 8.12 | 47°01'18"/28°45'47" |
| Cojuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kozhushna, Kozhusna | 8.41 | 47°05'41"/28°39'43" |
| Chişinău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chişinău [Rom], Kishinev [Rus], Keshenev [Yid], Kischinew [Ger], Kyshyniv [Ukr], Kiszyniów [Pol], Kišinìv [Cz], Kişinev [Turk], Keshinov, Khisinau, Kishinëv, Kishinef, Kiscinev (Pogrom 4-6 & 7-1903) | 11.76 | 47°00'20"/28°51'27" |
| Nimoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nimoreny | 12.54 | 47°00'26"/28°40'04" |
| Scoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Skoreny | 12.83 | 47°04'06"/28°36'28" |
| Zamciogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zamchozhi, Zamosi | 12.89 | 47°12'18"/28°43'20" |
| Străşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Străşeni [Rom, Mold], Strasheny [Rus], Stresheni, Strashen' | 13.59 | 47°08'32"/28°36'28" |
| Ciopleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Choplen, Chopleny | 14.05 | 47°07'50"/28°57'03" |
| Hruşova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gruseva, Grushevo | 14.31 | 47°08'11"/28°57'06" |
| Coloniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kolonitsa | 15.06 | 47°02'33"/28°57'24" |
| Suruceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Surucheny | 15.27 | 46°58'45"/28°39'48" |
| Romăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Romaneshty | 15.31 | 47°13'32"/28°42'41" |
| Dănceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 15.39 | 46°57'49"/28°42'21" | |
| Zăicana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zekheychani, Zagaykana, Zahaicana | 15.88 | 47°10'05"/28°57'10" |
| Steţcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stetskany | 16.16 | 47°14'09"/28°49'15" |
| Micleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty | 16.37 | 47°14'24"/28°48'19" |
| Ialoveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yaloven', Yalovyany, Ploveny, Kutuzov | 16.78 | 46°56'37"/28°46'56" |
| Işnovăţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ishnovets | 16.93 | 47°13'60"/28°51'52" |
| Boscana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bashkany, Boshkana, Boşcana | 17.66 | 47°07'41"/29°00'04" |
| Buteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Budeshti, Budeshty | 17.82 | 47°03'58"/29°00'17" |
| Peresecina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Peresechino, Pereslchina | 17.88 | 47°15'18"/28°46'08" |
| Ulmu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Ul'ma | 19.13 | 47°01'06"/28°32'47" |
| Hirtopul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gertop-Mare, Hartop Mare, Hartopul Mare | 19.51 | 47°13'38"/28°56'29" |
| Teleşeu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Telesheu, Teleshovo | 19.91 | 47°16'01"/28°42'10" |
| Pănăşeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Panasheshty | 20.30 | 47°09'20"/28°31'13" |
| Grebleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Grebleshty | 20.31 | 47°14'23"/28°36'36" |
| Ruseştii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Novyye Ruseshty, Rusestii Noui | 20.72 | 46°55'39"/28°39'04" |
| Mileştii Mici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Malyye Mileshty, Mileshti Mich' | 21.01 | 46°54'23"/28°48'08" |
| Horodca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodka | 22.13 | 47°02'45"/28°29'23" |
| Băcioi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bachoy, Bachoyu, Băcioiu, Bechioyu, Batsha (Pogrom: May 1903) | 22.21 | 46°54'50"/28°53'57" |
| Ivancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna | 22.22 | 47°17'09"/28°51'25" |
| Izbişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izbeshty, Izbestea, Izbishtya | 22.34 | 47°13'17"/29°00'07" |
| Bardar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bărdaru | 22.70 | 46°54'10"/28°40'11" |
| Donici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, | 22.75 | 47°17'11"/28°40'08" |
| Onitcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Onitskany | 23.24 | 47°08'47"/29°04'13" |
| Cruglic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Cruglic Hotin, Kruglik | 23.56 | 47°13'04"/29°01'34" |
| Pojăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Pojoreni, Pozhareny | 23.86 | 46°53'14"/28°41'29" |
| Zubreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zubreshty | 24.95 | 47°14'30"/28°31'27" |
| Codreanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cobalca, Kobylka | 25.38 | 47°17'12"/28°35'31" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Costesti Lapusna, Kosteshty Lapusna | 25.45 | 46°51'56"/28°45'44" |
| Dahnovici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dakhnovichi, Dalinovici | 25.71 | 46°58'27"/28°28'59" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 25.75 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Găleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Galesht', Goleshty | 25.90 | 47°13'37"/28°29'29" |
| Bucovat | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bukkfalva, Bukovecz, Bykovets | 26.19 | 47°11'16"/28°27'19" |
| Fundul Galbenei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Fundu-Galbena | 26.24 | 46°52'49"/28°37'39" |
| Vorniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lapusna | 26.69 | 47°09'10"/28°25'51" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 26.87 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Drăguşenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Drăguşenii Noi [Rom, Mold], Novyye Dragusheny [Rus], Dragusheny-Nouy, Dragushen'-Nouy, Dragusheni Nouy, Drăguşenii Noui | 26.95 | 47°02'45"/28°25'27" |
| Petrovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Petrovca [Mold, Rom], Petrovka [Rus, Yid], Yehupetz [Yid?], Petrichika | 27.12 | 46°58'33"/29°05'09" |
| Logăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Loganeshty | 27.25 | 46°54'19"/28°32'39" |
| Balabanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Balabaneshty | 27.62 | 47°04'06"/29°08'09" |
| Drăguşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dragosen, Dragusenii Vechi, Dragusheny | 27.65 | 46°58'58"/28°26'48" |
| Maşcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Maşcăuţi [Rom], Mashkoutsy [Rus], Meshkeutsi, Mashkovtsy, Mashkeuts', Mashkautsy, Mashkauts | 27.83 | 47°17'27"/29°00'04" |
| Cimişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chimisheny | 28.49 | 47°00'43"/29°07'45" |
| Jevreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chebireny, Rakuleshty, Zhevreny | 28.52 | 47°15'30"/29°03'47" |
| Ciuciuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chyuchyuleni, Chuchelyany, Chuchulyany, Chuchuleny (Pogrom: Nov. 5, 1905) | 28.70 | 47°01'21"/28°24'32" |
| Trebujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trebuzheny | 28.72 | 47°18'48"/28°58'27" |
| Zimbreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zembreni, Zembreny | 28.93 | 46°50'20"/28°50'45" |
| Furceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Furcheny | 29.33 | 47°20'13"/28°55'32" |
| Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 29.52 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
| Lozova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lozovo, Luhova | 29.82 | 47°08'09"/28°23'01" |
| Corjova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Corjeva, Korzhevo | 30.33 | 47°05'50"/29°10'25" |
| Isacova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Isakovo | 30.77 | 47°22'07"/28°43'11" |
| Buţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Io, Gheorghe Duca, Butseny | 30.82 | 46°49'32"/28°40'24" |
| Pituşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pitushka | 30.83 | 47°14'10"/28°25'21" |
| Horeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Goreshty | 30.87 | 46°49'31"/28°52'27" |
| Criuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Criuleni [Mold, Rom], Kriulyany [Rus], Kryulyany, Krivleny, Kriuleni, Kriulen' | 32.06 | 47°12'47"/29°09'33" |
| 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' | 32.44 | 46°49'50"/28°35'26" |
| Orhei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] | 32.55 | 47°23'06"/28°49'28" |
| Dubăsarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Dobyasser, Dubasari, Dubosar, Dubossary | 32.58 | 47°08'06"/29°11'58" |
| Holercani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Golerkany | 33.02 | 47°18'45"/29°04'11" |
| Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 33.19 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
| Paşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | near Chisinau | 33.43 | 46°58'38"/28°22'00" |
| Cobusca Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Staraya Kobuska | 33.93 | 46°58'09"/29°10'53" |
| Moleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Moleshty, Malayeshty | 34.10 | 46°47'15"/28°46'37" |
| Sadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 34.20 | 47°11'33"/28°20'40" | |
| Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 34.20 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
| Secăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Secăreni [Rom], Sekareny [Rus], Sekareni, Sekaren', Sakaryany | 34.23 | 47°01'35"/28°19'56" |
| Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 34.32 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
| Botnaresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Botnaresht Veke, Botnareshty, Botnarestu Vechi | 34.56 | 46°55'48"/29°09'36" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Tseptsereni, Tsyntsareny, Tsyntsaren', Tantărem | 34.75 | 46°54'10"/29°08'07" |
| Budăi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bude, Budey, Budei | 34.84 | 46°48'46"/28°58'27" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 35.15 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Dubăsari | Mold. | Kherson | Tiraspol | Dubăsari [Rom, Mold], Dubossary [Rus, Ukr], Dubasar [Yid], Dubosary [Pol], Dobyasser, Dubosari, Dubosar, Dubassar | 35.33 | 47°15'56"/29°10'00" |
| Lăpuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lăpuşna [Rom, Mold], Lapushna [Rus], Lepushna, Lopushna | 35.82 | 46°53'12"/28°24'43" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 36.00 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Puhoi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Pugoy | 36.19 | 46°49'24"/29°02'13" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 36.21 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 36.76 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Molovata Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Malovata, Molovata, Novaya Molovata | 36.92 | 47°20'44"/29°05'34" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 37.00 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Răzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Răzeni [Rom], Rezeny [Rus], Rezeni, Risineh, Rezyani, Rezen' | 37.45 | 46°46'08"/28°53'59" |
| Cobusca Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Novaya Kobuska | 37.54 | 46°55'59"/29°12'29" |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 37.73 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 37.75 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
| Cigîrleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chigirleni, Chigirleny | 37.83 | 46°45'22"/28°49'41" |
| Seliştea Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya | 38.04 | 47°14'01"/28°18'49" |
| Boghiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bogicheny | 38.11 | 46°57'51"/28°18'28" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 38.57 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Iurceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yurcheny | 38.88 | 47°04'46"/28°15'36" |
| Susleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Susleny | 38.99 | 47°24'45"/28°59'25" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 39.04 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Balceana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bolchany | 39.17 | 46°50'41"/28°24'31" |
| Ivanovca Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bendery | Ioneasca, Ionyaska | 39.20 | 46°44'44"/28°41'51" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 39.33 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 39.86 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Berezlogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Berezlozhi, Berezlozh, Berezlodzh, Berezlodzhi | 39.99 | 47°26'13"/28°56'02" |
