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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 3.47 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 4.35 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 5.42 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 5.87 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 6.21 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 6.79 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 7.75 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 8.28 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 9.45 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 9.80 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 9.89 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 10.25 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 10.41 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 11.53 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 12.77 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 12.92 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 13.35 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 13.90 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 14.40 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 14.41 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 14.48 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 14.80 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 14.98 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 15.76 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 16.16 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 16.72 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 17.53 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 17.54 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 17.75 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 17.86 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 17.87 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 18.16 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 18.64 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 19.11 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 19.39 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 19.59 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 19.64 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Chipeşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chipeşca [Mold], Kipeshka [Rus] | 20.10 | 47°45'44"/28°36'28" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 20.15 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 20.81 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 20.82 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 20.94 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Cunicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kunicha, Kunichya | 20.96 | 47°54'28"/28°38'47" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 21.65 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Cobilnea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cobalea Noua, Cobalea Veche, Kobyl'nya, Kobylea | 21.92 | 47°51'55"/28°40'13" |
| Raspopeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Răspopeni [Rom], Raspopeny [Rus], Raspopen' [Mold] | 22.04 | 47°44'34"/28°37'13" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 22.54 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 22.94 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 23.32 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 24.37 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 24.51 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 24.67 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 24.72 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 24.99 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Cuşmirca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kushmirka | 25.15 | 47°54'19"/28°42'20" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 25.30 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 25.39 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Olişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Olişcani [Rom], Olishkan' [Mold], Olishkany [Rus], Oleshkon [Yid], Olishkani | 25.57 | 47°48'00"/28°42'34" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 25.69 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 25.79 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Sămăşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Samashkany | 26.08 | 47°45'17"/28°41'33" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 26.21 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 27.34 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 27.80 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Japca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zhabka, Zhapka | 28.13 | 47°58'51"/28°42'15" |
| Şestaci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shestachi | 28.19 | 47°51'36"/28°45'16" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 28.28 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Sănătăuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Senatovka | 28.35 | 48°00'47"/28°40'30" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 28.64 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Ignăţei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ignatsey | 28.71 | 47°40'54"/28°39'42" |
| Pecişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pecestea, Pecheshtya | 29.16 | 47°42'55"/28°42'26" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 29.77 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 29.83 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 29.93 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 30.21 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Fuzauca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Fuzăuca [Mold], Fuzovka [Rus] | 30.35 | 47°44'33"/28°44'49" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 30.52 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 30.68 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 30.99 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Camenca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Camenca [Mold, Rom], Kamenka [Rus, Yid], Kamianka [Ukr], Kamionka [Pol], Kamenka-Moldavskaya | 31.07 | 48°01'56"/28°41'56" |
| Scorţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Skortseny | 31.09 | 47°38'29"/28°38'44" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 31.59 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 31.64 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Şoldăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sholdaneshty, Chernenko | 31.67 | 47°48'58"/28°47'50" |
| Şipca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Shipka, Shibka | 32.21 | 47°50'54"/28°48'30" |
| Nucăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Inderapnichi, Indarepnich, Inderapnich', Îndărătnici, Nukeren' | 32.52 | 47°35'51"/28°35'02" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 32.78 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 32.85 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 33.04 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 33.11 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Sîrcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarcova, Syrkovo | 33.14 | 47°44'32"/28°47'15" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 33.48 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 33.49 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Piscăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Piskareshty | 34.14 | 47°45'36"/28°48'42" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 34.25 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Pripiceni-Răzeşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pripiceni-Răzeşi [Rom], Pripicheny-Rezesh' [Rus], Pripichen' | 34.26 | 47°41'14"/28°45'41" |
| Vadul-Rascov | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vadul-Raşcov [Mold], Vad-Rashkov [Rus], Vadu-Raşcov [Rom], Rashkev [Yid], Vadul-Rashkov, Vadu-Rashku, Vadu-Rashcu, Vadu-Rascu | 34.31 | 47°55'46"/28°49'24" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 34.40 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 34.52 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| 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 | 34.94 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Rascov | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Raşcov [Mold, Rom], Rashkov [Rus, Yid], Rashkiv [Ukr], Rashkovo, Râşcov, Raşcu | 35.20 | 47°57'24"/28°49'26" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 35.27 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 36.41 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 36.83 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 36.99 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 37.11 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Alcedar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Alchedary | 37.20 | 47°52'06"/28°52'30" |
| Lipceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Lipcani Sat, Lipchėny | 37.25 | 47°48'31"/28°52'16" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 37.60 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Hligeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Glingeni Orhei, Glinzheny | 37.63 | 47°49'14"/28°52'42" |
| Trifeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trifeshti, Trifeshty, Trifesti Orhei | 37.72 | 47°40'30"/28°48'17" |
| Ţahnăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsekhnauts, Tsakhnoutsy | 38.16 | 47°44'33"/28°51'35" |
| Chiştelniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kishtel'nitsa | 38.26 | 47°34'08"/28°39'40" |
| Ghiduleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Giduleny | 38.58 | 47°36'39"/28°44'36" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 38.65 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 38.75 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Sărătenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sarateni Orhei, Staryye Sarateny | 38.85 | 47°31'35"/28°33'16" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 38.97 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 39.14 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 39.27 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 39.34 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 39.46 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Ţareuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tareni, Tsarėvka | 39.51 | 47°45'00"/28°52'56" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 39.59 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 39.76 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 39.82 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 39.94 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Cinişeuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chinisheutsy, Chinisheuts' (Re-opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 39.96 | 47°41'50"/28°51'27" |
| Curătura | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kuratura | 39.98 | 47°52'34"/28°54'42" |
