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Brest District of Brest Province Many "modern" towns are now in Belarus, so although names sound the same, they are spelled differently from the Polish used on the GDL Census. There is also some general inconsistency in spelling, even within the same document.
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Modern Name on Map | Name on 1784 GDL Census |
| Antopal, Belarus | Antopola |
| Biala, Poland | Bialey |
| Beryoza, Belarus | Bereza Kurtuzka |
| Brest, Belarus | Bresc |
| Chernavchitsy, Belarus | Czernawczyce |
| Divin, Belarus | Diwyna |
| Horodyszcze?, Poland? | Horadic or Horoc |
| Janow Podl., Poland | Janowa |
| Kamjaniec, Belarus | Kamieniec Litt. (Litevski) |
| Kobryn, Belarus | Kobryn |
| Koden, Poland | Koden |
| Komorowka, Poland? (51.28 X23.03; 41km NE of Lublin according to Where Once We Walked). | Komorow |
| Lomazy, Poland | Lomaz |
| Malech’, Belarus | Malecz |
| Piszczac, Poland | Piszczac |
| Pohost , Belarus (?) Could not determine which one of several today. | Pohost or Pohoz |
| Pratulin, Poland | Pratulina |
| Pruzhany, Belarus | Pruzany |
| Selets, Belarus | Sielc or Sielce |
| Sharashevo, Belarus | Szereszew |
| Slawatycze, Poland | Slawatychi |
| Terespol, Poland | Terespol |
| Volchyn, Belarus | Wolczyn |
| Vysokae, Belarus | Wysoky Litt. (Litevski) |
| Wisznice, Poland | Wisznice |
| Wlodawa, Poland | Wlodawy |
| Wohyn, Poland | Wohyn |
