BORYSPIL: KIEV oblast

Alternate names: Boryspil' [Ukr], Borispol' [Rus, Yid], Boryspol [Pol], Borysopol. Ukrainian: Бориспіль. Russian: Борисполь. 50°21' N, 30°57' E, 20 miles ESE of Kyyiv. 1900 Jewish population: 1,094.

• Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 176: "Borysopol".
• Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 9: "Borispol".
• Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), I, p. 338: "Boryspol".
• JewishGen Ukraine SIG

JEWISH CEMETERY: The inactive cemetery probably established in 1648 was located at the corner of Vatutina Steet and Botanicheskoy Street. It was destroyed in the 1960s and there is no longer any visible trace at this site. [May 2010]

MUNICIPAL CEMETERY: Jewish burials occur in this cemetery. Photos. [May 2010]