Zhernycja [Ru] Zernica Nizna [Polish]
Lisko District, present day SE Poland
Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records
Parish Data:
Church was "Saint Michael the Archangel" [1843] [still standing in poor condition]
The church is used for storage of fertilizers. The Polish government turned the village lands into a penal collective farm for criminals not considered dangerous.
The village was a filial parish to ZHERNYCJA VYZHNJA 3.5 km away
In 1785 the village lands comprised 15.87 sq km. There were 349 Greek Catholics 50 Roman Catholics and 6 Jews
1840 - 215 Greek Catholics
1859 - 219 Greek Catholics
1879 - 240 Greek Catholics
1899 - 278 Greek Catholics
1926 - 350 Greek Catholics
1936 - 368 Greek Catholics
The village was not incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934
LDS microfilm #0765867 contains Births/Marriages/ Deaths 1812-1870