HORNOSTAJPIL: Ivankivskyi Raion, Kyiv Oblast

Alternate names: Gornostaypol' [Rus], Hornostajpil' and Горностайпіль [Ukr], Hornistopol [Yid], Hornostajpol [Pol], Gornastaypol', Gornostipol. 51°04' N, 30°15' E, 45 miles NNW of Kyyiv, 14 miles S of Chornobyl. 1900 Jewish population: 1,888. 

• Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 445: "Gornostipol".
• Shtetl Finder (1989), p. 28: "Hornistopol".
• Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), III, pp. 126-131: "Hornostajpol".
• JewishGen Ukraine SIG

• Old Jewish Cemetery: The early 19th century cemetery is located in the grounds of the Hornostaypil village council. Maintenance work done: delineation of cemetery boundaries, fencing, adding identification marker. photos. [May 2010]
• New Jewish Cemetery: Opposite house no. 181 on Ul. Internatsionalnaya, a memorial for those killed during WWII is on the site that dates probably from the early 20th century. photos. [May 2010]