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 Kopyly

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Kopyly Bel. Grodno Brest 52°28'04"/23°27'21"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Verkhovichi Bel. Grodno Brest Wierzchowice 3.74 52°28'13"/23°30'39"
Ryasno Bel. Grodno Brest Rašna, Rjasna, Rosni 8.88 52°23'27"/23°25'16"
Czeremcha Pol. Grodno Brest 8.99 52°31'00"/23°21'00"
Vysokoye Bel. Grodno Brest Vysokaye [Bel], Vysokoye [Rus], Wysokie Litewskie [Pol], Visoka Litovsk [Yid], Visoka D'Lita, Visoke Dlita, Visoke Litovsk, Vysoko-Litovsk, Wysoki Litovsk, Visokie-Litevskie, Visokoya, Vysokae 12.23 52°22'15"/23°22'15"
Voyskaya Bel. Grodno Brest Voyska, Wojska 12.96 52°24'39"/23°37'21"
Kleszczele Pol. Grodno Bielsk Kleszczele [Pol], Kleshtchel [Yid], Kleshchele [Rus], Klashcheli [Bel], Klėtelė [Lith], Klesheli, Kleshcheli 14.78 52°34'28"/23°19'31"
Kośna Pol. Grodno Bielsk 17.12 52°33'48"/23°15'26"
Nurzec Pol. Grodno Brest 19.03 52°28'38"/23°10'31"
Nowosiólki Pol. Grodno Brest 20.06 52°32'24"/23°11'02"
Abramowo Bel. Grodno Brest Abramovo [Rus], Abramowo [Pol], Plesiszcze 21.08 52°32'05"/23°44'50"
Lotovo Bel. Grodno Brest Lotovo [Rus], Łotowo [Pol], Łotowa (found on hist. maps but not Google) 22.14 52°25'21"/23°46'26"
Volchin Bel. Grodno Brest Voltchin, Wołczy, [Pol], Voltchi, [Yid], Vowchyn, 22.64 52°17'04"/23°18'39"
Milejczyce Pol. Grodno Brest Milejczyce [Pol], Milaytchitz [Yid], Miliechitse [Rus], Mileičicė [Lith] 22.78 52°31'09"/23°07'48"
Zamosty Bel. Grodno Brest Zamosty [Rus, Pol, Bel], Zamost'ye 24.53 52°24'00"/23°48'00"
Kamyanyets Bel. Grodno Brest Kamyanyets [Bel], Kamenets [Rus], Kamieniec Litewski [Pol], Kamenets Litovsk [Yid], Kamianiec, Kameniec, Kamenetz, Komenitz, Komenitz D Lita, Kamyenyets Litevski, Kamenets-Litevski, Kamenets-Litovskiy 25.17 52°24'00"/23°48'36"
Żerczyce Pol. Grodno Bielsk 25.32 52°28'27"/23°04'56"
Sobiatyn Pol. Grodno Brest Sobiatyno 26.49 52°34'22"/23°06'15"
Vidomlya Bel. Grodno Brest Widomla, Vidamlya 27.34 52°19'39"/23°47'12"
Orla Pol. Grodno Bielsk Orla [Pol, Rus, Yid] 27.60 52°42'17"/23°19'59"
Sychi Bel. Grodno Brest Sycze 28.10 52°12'55"/23°27'58"
Krasna Wies Pol. Grodno Bielsk Krasnowieś 28.26 52°38'57"/23°09'45"
Niemirow Pol. Grodno Bielsk Niemirów [Pol], Nemiruv [Rus], Nemirova [Yid], Niemirowo 28.33 52°17'09"/23°09'49"
Mielnik Pol. Grodno Bielsk Mielnik [Pol], Melnik [Yid] 31.77 52°19'38"/23°02'54"
Hajnowka Pol. Grodno Pruzhany Hajnówka [Pol], Hajnaŭka [Bel], Hainuvka, Chajnuwka 31.77 52°44'36"/23°34'52"
Oksiutycze Pol. Grodno Bielsk 32.69 52°24'48"/22°58'55"
Hornowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 33.59 52°32'57"/22°58'40"
Chernavchitsy Bel. Grodno Brest Chernavchitsy [Rus], Czarnawczyce [Pol], Čarnaŭčycy [Bel], Chernavchitse, Charnawchytsy, Charnaŭchytsy 33.71 52°13'10"/23°44'25"
Podles'ye Bel. Grodno Brest Podlesie 33.86 52°17'24"/23°51'38"
Bočki Pol. Grodno Bielsk Boćki [Pol], Bodki [Yid], Bochki [Rus], Bozki, Boczki 34.55 52°39'08"/23°02'40"
Boratyniec Lacki Pol. Grodno Bielsk 34.63 52°25'08"/22°57'04"
Osmola Pol. Grodno Bielsk 35.59 52°34'26"/22°57'34"
Žurobice Pol. Grodno Bielsk 36.04 52°31'27"/22°55'53"
Zastawa Pol. Grodno Pruzhany 36.64 52°41'60"/23°50'27"
Kleyniki Bel. Grodno Brest Klejniki 37.67 52°08'28"/23°36'07"
Białowieža Pol. Grodno Pruzhany Białowieża [Pol], Belovezha [Rus], Bialoviezha 37.78 52°42'07"/23°51'40"
Bielsk Podlaski Pol. Grodno Bielsk Bielsko Podlaskie, Bilsk, Byelsk, Byelsk Podlaski 38.06 52°46'12"/23°11'27"
Trywieża Pol. Grodno Bielsk 38.71 52°48'45"/23°32'20"
Sapowo Pol. Grodno Bielsk 39.33 52°49'02"/23°21'56"