Appendix F: The Colonies of Balta District in Podalia
In the District of Balta
twelve colonies were established between 1849 and 1852 on the state lands.
 Map of Podalia showing Jewish farm colonies The triangles show the location of 16 of the Jewish farm colonies in Podalia in the mid to late 1800's. Numbers on map relate to the colony numbers below. Map modifed by Weinstock et all for "Road From Letichev". Source: Everiskaia Entsiklopedia. 1906- |
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| Balta District (colonies 1-10 are near town of Balta) | ||
| #1 | Kulachevka | 47° 18' / 30° 55' |
| #2 | Pokutina | 48° 38' / 28° 16' |
| #3 | Manshurova | |
| #4 | Kolonia Bogachevka | 48' 00° / 30' 31° |
| #5 | Chahanovo | |
| #6 | Gelbinova | |
| #7 | Gershanovka (Gratsiyanova) | 47' 41° / 30' 31° |
| #8 | Abazovka | |
| #9 | Volyarka | 47° 37' / 29° 26' |
| #10 | Goloche | 47'° 31' / 29° 21' |
| Litin District | ||
| #11 | Kilyanovka | 47° 28' / 29° 53' |
| Letichev District | ||
| #12 | Staro Zakrevsky Meiden | |
| #13 | Kalno Derazhnia | |
| #14 | Buzovo | |
| Olgopol District | ||
| #15 | Kvzininki | |
| Ushits District | ||
| #16 | Bolshoi Bereg | |
Sources: Chapin and Weinstock
B. Podalia
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The Jewish farm colonies of Podalia, recorded October 2, 1858 |
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| Colony | District | Families | Males | Females | Desyantines | Sazhemes |
| Pokutino | Balta | 60 | 407 | 297 | 1107 | 13 |
| Bogachevka | Balta | 90 | 637 | 445 | 172 | 85 |
| Kulachevka | Balta | 68 | 502 | 282 | 1235 | 8 |
| Gelbinova | Balta | 150 | 911 | 688 | 2700 | |
| Manchurova | Balta | 100 | 491 | 382 | 2181 | 4 |
| Chahanova | Balta | 50 | 340 | 237 | 916 | 72 |
| Goloche | Balta | 150 | 865 | 577 | 2760 | |
| Gershanovka | Balta | 100 | 568 | 439 | 2064 | 50 |
| Volyarka | Balta | 55 | 294 | 210 | 1188 | 90 |
| Abuzovka | Balta | 125 | 599 | 407 | 2800 | |
| Kuzminkacha | Balta | 50 | 356 | 255 | 1019 | 41 |
| St. Zakrev Meiden | Letichev | 52 | 257 | 227 | 608 | 1289 |
| Pasleni | Letichev | 1 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 1762 |
| Bzova | Letichev | 21 | 81 | 86 | 272 | 27 |
| Dubrovi Stav | Litin | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| Kilyanovka | Litin | 11 | 71 | 71 | 184 | 912 |
| near Tereshpol | Litin | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1430 |
| Near Kalyou(75) | Ushitsa | 23 | 77 | 65 | 400 | |
Chapin, David and Weinstock, Ben The Road from Letichev - The History and culture of a forgotten Jewish community in Eastern Europe.
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p414 1858 chart above |
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p 412 contains map modified from Evrelskaia Entsiklopedia 1906-1913 and the town names listed above. |
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p 413 describes the fate of these colonies |