Vabovec [Ru] Labowiec [Polish]

Nowy Sacz District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames cited by Krasovs'kyj from 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Barnowski / Barnovs'kyj
2. Gbur ( 2 families)
3. Dziubelus / Dzjubeljus
4. Jedynak
5. Kawcio / Kowcio / Kavts'o
6. Kopylczak / Kopylcak / Kopyl'chak
7. Leluch / Leljukh
8. Masyra / Masira
9. Pelak / Pielak / Peljak
10. Polyniak / Polynjak (3 families)
11. Smietana / Smetana
12. Fedorczak / Fedorchak
13. Chowaniec / Chowanec / Howaniec / Khovanets' ( 2 families)
14. Szarszon / Sharshon'
15. Szwayka / Shvajka ( 2 families)
16. Szeptak / Sheptak ( 5 families)
17. Jachymiak / Jakhym'jak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

no church, the villages was served by the priest in LABOVA

In 1785 the village lands comprised 9.96 sq km. There were 195 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 264 Greek Catholics

1859 - 226 Greek Catholics

1879 - 300 Greek Catholics

1899 - 329 Greek Catholics

1926 - 349 Greek Catholics

1936 - 384 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

LDS microfilm is not available