Khashchevatoye is in Ukraine, in the center of the country, halfway on the road Kiev - Odessa. Today it belongs to the Kirovograd Oblast (region), Kropyvnytsky Raion (district). Our neighboring Jewish communities are Gayvoron, Mogylnoye, Tashlik, Tauzhne, and further, Ternovka, Teplik, Bershad, and Uman.
I like to call our shtetel: the village with 100 spellings. Here are some of the names I've found during my research: Ashavata, Caschowat, Chasagewate, Chaschwot, Chascuvate, Chasczewata, Chasczwala, Chasevate, Chasewater, Chasewata, Chasewatas, Chasewatz, Chashewata, Chashvata, Chashivata, Chasicvoka, Chaschtschewota, Chaschyschewata, Chasovate, Chasowod, Chastevato, Chastshavat, Chaswata, Chaswatas, Chaswate, Chaswaty, Chaswota, Chaszaoty, Chaszczewat Chaszewata, Chasznioste, Chaszovate, Chaszwate, Chaszezesvsty, Chaszezewske, Chaszezywota, Chaszwod, Chaszczawote, Chaszczewati, Chaszczovata, Chaszczowata, Chaswood, Chacavata, Chachewatz, Chachievato, Chaczoirat, Charchchavota, Сhashevato, Chashtchivate, Chatwater, Chatzevatz, Chatzewata, Chazawot, Cheschovalle, Chesnowaty, Cheszewate, Choisjewate, Chosczewata, Chosowat, Choshevato, Chostrata, Chaszowote, Choschewatty, Choswole, Choszezowator, Goskhewato Hachtchevaty, Haichwoter, Hartchivarter, Hartchwater, Hasciuvate, Hasebata, Hasewota, Hashavote, Hashowota, Hastchevato, Haswatah, Haszczawali, Jasaevato, Jaschiwato, Jashchevato, Kacherbats, Katchavetoy, Katchevato, Khachevat, Khajevate, Khaschevat, Khaschevata, Khaschevato, Khashchevat, Khashchevata, Khashchevato, Khashchevitsk, Khashchuvatye, Khashchivaty, Khashchevatoe, Khashevata, KHASHCHEVATOYE (Russian spelling), Khashczevate, Khashczivata, Khashevatoye, Khashshevate, KHASHCHUVATE (Ukrainian spelling), Khatchevote, Khatechevateh, Khazevah, Khazevat, Khjewata, Khochevat, Khoshchevate, Khoshchevata, Khoshchevatoye, Khoshevtoye, Khotchevata, Khotschevate, Kierchiel, Kochowaty, Oszcziwato, Rachevatté, Rashchiwate, Rashchwate, Schasczewata, Shashevato, Tzechawotya.
Хасчевай, Хащевато, Хащеватая, Хащеватое, Хащувате, Хощевата, Хущевато, Хащеватъ
חאשטשוואטא, חאששבאטה, חשטשיבוטה. חאשצ'ואטיה
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