Alternate names: Bakshty [Rus], Bakszty [Pol], Baksht [Yid], Bakšty [Bel], Baksht-Borishoka, Russian/Belarusian: Бакшты. -באַקשטYiddish. 53°56' N, 26°11' E, 27 miles NNE of Navahrudak (Nowogródek), 18 miles SW of Valozhyn (Volozhin), 17 miles E of Iwye (Ivia). 1900 Jewish population: 172. Shtetlink (Lida District Researchers). Yizkors:
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 80: "Bakszty".
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Poland, Vol. 8 (2005), p. 176: "Bakszty"
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 3: "Baksht".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), I, p. 85: "Bakszty" #1.
- KehilaLink
CEMETERY:
- Jewish cemetery site used for agriculture. photos. [February 2010]