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 Golubichi

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Golubichi Bel. Vilna Disna Holubicze, Halubichy [Bel], Golubichi [Rus], Hołubicze [Pol], Golubiche, Halubičy 55°06'45"/27°58'10"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Podsvil'ye Bel. Vilna Disna Podšwile 4.18 55°08'59"/27°57'42"
Yasevichi Bel. Vilna Disna Yasevichi [Rus], Jasiewicze [Pol], Yaseviche 7.15 55°04'40"/27°52'29"
Chyste Bel. Vilna Disna Czyste, Chistoye 7.54 55°04'41"/28°04'18"
Plissa Bel. Vilna Disna Plissa [Rus, Pol], Plisa [Bel, Yid] 11.42 55°12'53"/27°57'09"
Potok Bel. Minsk Borisov (Yet to be found on hist. maps) 13.54 55°04'00"/28°10'00"
Krulevshchina Bel. Minsk Borisov Krolewszczyzna, Królewszczyzna 15.45 55°01'33"/27°46'48"
Hlybokaye Bel. Vilna Disna Hlybokaye [Bel], Głębokie [Pol], Glubokoye [Rus], Glubok [Yid], Glubokojė [Lith], Glybokoje, Hłybokaje, Hlybokae, Hluboka, Glebokoye, Globokie, Glubokie, Gleboke, Glembokie 17.97 55°08'18"/27°41'26"
Sho Bel. Vilna Disna Szo 18.38 55°10'40"/28°14'07"
Tumilovichi Bel. Minsk Borisov Tumitowicze, Tumilavichy 19.52 54°56'14"/27°57'14"
Zyabki Bel. Vilna Disna Ziabki 19.83 55°15'04"/28°09'57"
Gin'ki Bel. Vilna Disna 20.67 55°13'00"/27°42'00"
Zaprudze Bel. Vilna Disna Zaprudzie, Zapruddzye, Zaprud'ye 23.41 55°13'51"/27°39'52"
Meretske Bel. Vilna Disna Miereckie, Myaretskiya, Meretske, Meretskiye 23.50 55°11'55"/27°37'54"
Kublichi Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Kublichi [Rus], Kublitch [Yid], Kublicze [Pol], Kublici 24.25 55°09'37"/28°20'30"
Bushyki Bel. Vilna Disna Buszyki, Bushiki 24.83 55°15'55"/27°41'04"
Prozoroki Bel. Vilna Disna Prozoroki [Rus, Pol], Prazaroki [Bel], Prozorki, Koloniya Prozoroki (Opened to Jewish settlement in 1903 after exemption from the Temporary Rules of 1882) 25.39 55°17'26"/28°13'11"
Porplishche Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Porpliszcze 26.07 54°57'45"/27°39'18"
Komaysk Bel. Minsk Borisov Komajsk 26.25 54°52'49"/27°53'45"
Berazino Bel. Minsk Borisov Berëzino, Beresino, Berezin 26.97 54°54'23"/28°11'34"
Luzhki Bel. Vilna Disna Luzhki [Rus, Yid], Łużki [Pol], Łužki [Bel], Luzki 27.36 55°21'09"/27°52'30"
Dokshytsy Bel. Minsk Borisov Dokshytsy [Bel], Dokshitsy [Rus], Dokshits [Yid], Dokszyce [Pol], Dokšica [Lith], Dokšici [Latv], Dokšycy, Dokshitse, Dokshitsya, Dokschyzy, Dokshitz, Dugscitz 27.83 54°53'28"/27°45'59"
Kul'gai Bel. Vilna Disna Kulhaje Wielkie, Kul'gaye 29.68 55°18'10"/28°17'52"
Bloshniki Bel. Vilna Disna Bloszniki, Błoszniki 30.99 55°21'49"/28°10'52"
Azartsy Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Azartsy, Azarce, Azartse 31.35 54°52'60"/27°40'60"
Babynichy Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Bobynichi 33.44 55°16'38"/28°24'37"
Shkuntiki Bel. Vilna Disna Shkuntsiki, Szkunciki (Opened to Jews after the exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 34.07 55°22'04"/27°40'20"
Bol'shiye Sittsy Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Sitce Wielkie, Bol'shiye Sittsy, Sitce, Sittse Vel'ke, Bol'shoye Sittso 34.79 54°55'18"/27°32'13"
Paraf'yanovo Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Paraf'yanovo [Rus], Parafianów [Pol], Parafianav [Yid], Paraf'yanava [Bel], Parafjanów, Parafjanowo, Poraf'yanovo, Paraf'yanov, Parafianowo, Parafianovo, Paraf'anovo (Opened to Jews in 1903 after the exemption from the “Temporary Rules” of 1882.) 35.13 54°53'29"/27°34'34"
Germanovichi Bel. Vilna Disna Germanovichi [Rus], Hermanowicze [Pol], Hermanavichy [Bel], Armanavičiai [Lith], Germanoviche 36.57 55°24'47"/27°44'07"
Pyshno Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Pyshna, Pishno 37.10 54°57'27"/28°29'06"
Zvon' Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Zawan 37.16 55°04'08"/28°32'55"
Darevo Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Darewo, Darovoye 38.07 55°02'27"/27°23'05"
Pligavki Bel. Vilna Disna Plihawki 38.19 55°25'16"/28°14'01"
Orekhovno Bel. Vitebsk Lepel Oriechowno, Oriekhov, Oriekhovno, Orzechowno 38.60 55°21'53"/28°23'16"
Voznovshchina Bel. Vilna Vilyeyka Voznovshchyzna, Woznowszczyzna (Jewish agri col.) 39.63 54°49'57"/27°35'06"
Kozlovshchina Bel. Vilna Disna Kazlowshchyna, Kozlovshchyzna 39.68 55°11'16"/27°21'33"