The Pale of Settlement

Map of the Pale of Settlement

Map of the Pale of Settlement

In 1772 and 1793, portions of Poland were ceded to Prussia, Austria, and Russia. In 1795 the final partition of Poland ceded the balance of Poland to these three countries, and Poland ceased to exist as an independent country until 1918. In the part ceded to Russia, Jews were permitted to live only in the area just acquired. This area became known as the Pale of Settlement and is represented on the map above. (Livia and Courland were not part of the Pale.)

The district centers are listed below with the names they bore around 1900. Where the current name differs, it is given in parentheses. Countries represented are Byelorussia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine.

Akkerman
(Belgorod-Denstrovskii)
Uk:K20  Kiev Uk:J13  Rechitsa, BJ10
Aleksandriya Uk:M15  Kishinev Mo:I18  Rezhitsa (Rezekne) La:G3
Anan'ev Uk:J17  Klimovichi Be:K8  Riga La:D2
Balta Uk:I17  Kobrin Be:D10  Rogachev Be:I9
Bel'tsy Mo:G17  Kovel' Uk:D11  Rossieny (Raseiniai) Li:C5
Bendery Mo:I18  Kovno (Kaunas) Li:C6  Rovno Uk:F12
Berdichev Uk:H14  Kremenets Uk:E13  Sebezh Ru:I3
Bialystok Po:C8  Lepel' Be:H6  Senno Be:I6
Bielsk Po:C9  Letichev Uk:G14  Shavli (Siauliai) Li:C4
Bobrujsk Be:H8  Lida Be:E7  Skvira Uk:I14
Borisov Be:H6  Lipovets Uk:H15  Slonim Be:E8
Bratslav Uk:I15  Litin Uk:E12  Slutsk Be:G9
Brest-Litovsk Be:C10  Lutsk Uk:E12  Sokolka Po:C8
Bykhov (Staryi B.) Be:J8  Lyutsin (Ludza) La:G3  Soroki Mo:H17
Chauusy Be:J7  Minski Be:G7  Starokonstantinov Uk:G14
Cherikov Be:K8  Mogilev-Podolskii Uk:G16  Sventsyany (Svencionys) Li:F5
Cherkassy Uk:L14  Mogilev Be:J7  Tarashcha Uk:J14
Chernigov Uk:K11  Mozyr' Be:I10  Tel'shi (Telsiai) Li:D6
Chigirin Uk:M15  Mstislavl' Be:K7  Tiraspol' Mo:J18
     Novo-Aleksandrovsk
(Zarasai)
Li:F4  Uman' Uk:J15
Disna Be:G5  Nevel' Ru:I4  Troki (Trakai) Li:B14
Drissa
Verkhnedvinsk
Be:G4  Novograd-Volynskii Uk:G12  Ushitsa (Novaya U.) Uk:G15
Dubno Uk:E13  Novogrudok Be:E8  Vasil'kov Uk:J13
Dvinsk (Daugavpils) La:F4  Odessa Uk:K19  Velizh Ru:K5
Ekaterinoslav Uk:O15  Ol'gopol' Uk:I16  Vilejka Be:F6
Elisavetgrad Uk:L16  Orgeev Mo:H18  Vilkomir (Ukmerge) Li:D5
Gajsin Uk:I15  Orsha Be:J6  Vilna (Vilnius) Li:E6
Gomel' Be:K9  Oshmyany Be:E6  Vinnitsa Uk:H15
Gorki Be:J6  Ostrog Uk:E13  Vitebsk Be:J5
Gorodok Be:I5  Ovruch Uk:H11  Vladimir-Volynskii Uk:C12
Grodno Be:C7  Pinsk Be:E10  Volkovysk Be:D8
Igumen (Cherven) Be:H8  Polotsk Be:H5  Yampol' Uk:H16
Izmail Uk:I21  Poltava Uk:O14  Zaslavl' (Isyzslav) Uk:F13
Kamenets-Polol'skii Uk:F15  Ponevezh (Panevezys) Li:D4  Zhitomir Uk:H13
Kanev Uk:K14  Proskurov (Khmel'nitskii) Uk:F14  Zvenigorodka Uk:K15
Kherson Uk:M19  Pruzhany Be:D9     
Khotin Uk:F16  Radomysl' Uk:I13     

From: Alexander Beider, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire


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