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 Gorodishche

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Alt. Names Coordinates
Gorodishche Bel. Mogilev Bykhov Horodyshche 53°43'58"/29°48'01"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Zhuravets Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Zhuravets Vtoroy 18.27 53°51'46"/29°58'15"
Zaverezh'ye Russ. Mogilev Mogilev Zaverezh'ye [Rus], Zaviarežža [Bel], Zaverezshye [Yid], Zawereże [Pol], Zaverezhye (Jewish agri col. 1835) 19.15 53°49'33"/30°02'45"
Vorotinshtina Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Vorotynshchina [Rus], Vorotinshtina [Yid], Varatynshchyna [Bel], Worotyńszczyzna [Pol], Vorotinschtina, Vorotinschtina-Zaverezhye 20.05 53°49'48"/30°03'27"
Baryshivka Ukr. Mogilev Chausy Barishevka 24.80 53°52'47"/30°05'04"
Podklenye Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Podklen'e 29.15 53°32'28"/30°06'06"
Byalynichy Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Byalynichy [Bel], Belynichi [Rus], Belinitch [Yid], Białynicze [Pol], Białyničy [Bel], Bjalynicy, Bialynichy, Byelinichi 29.77 53°59'43"/29°42'33"
Dashkovka Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Dashkovka [Rus], Daškaŭka [Bel], Dashkavka [Yid], Daszkówka [Pol], Daschkowka 30.40 53°44'07"/30°15'45"
Syalyets Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Syalyets [Bel], Selets [Rus], Shiletz [Yid], Sialiec (Pogrom: Oct. 1904) 30.92 53°49'36"/30°14'36"
Dulebo Bel. Minsk Igumen Dulyeby 31.53 53°45'10"/29°19'20"
Buynichy Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Bunichi, Buynichi (Pogrom: Oct. 1904) 33.46 53°51'13"/30°16'02"
V'yun Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Jewish agri col 1854. 33.97 53°27'54"/30°02'52"
Knyazhitsy Bel. Mogilev Mogilev Knyazhitsy [Rus], Kniazitch [Yid], Kniažycy [Bel], Kniażyce [Pol], Knyazhichi, Knjazycy (Pogrom: 10-11-1904) 35.39 53°58'29"/30°09'05"
Sapezhinka Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Jewish agri col. 1851 35.65 53°32'38"/30°14'13"
Es'mony Bel. Minsk Borisov Es'mony [Bel, Rus], Eśmony, Es'many, Es'mon' 35.75 54°01'06"/29°32'58"
Bykhaw Bel. Mogilev Bykhow Bykhaw [Bel], Bykhov [Rus], Bichov [Yid], Bikhov Yashan [Heb], Bychów [Pol], Alt-Bikhev, Staryy Bykhov, Stary Bychów, Bychov, Bychaw, Bychaŭ 36.87 53°31'17"/30°13'51"
Golovchin Russ. Mogilev Mogilev Golovchi, [Rus], Holovtchi, [Yid], Hałoŭčy, [Bel], Hołowczy, [Pol], Golovtshin, Holovchyn 37.20 54°03'36"/29°55'06"
Poplavy Bel. Minsk Igumen Paplavy 37.44 53°30'30"/29°22'39"
Lupolovo Bel. Mogilev Mogilev 38.35 53°52'29"/30°19'58"
Novo-Pashkovo Bel. Mogilev Mogilev 38.57 53°57'24"/30°14'59"