Lishchyny [Ru] Leszczyny [Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Adzimiak / Adzym'jak ( 2 families)
2. Wanczyszak / Wanciszak / Vanchyshak
3. Wozniak / Voznjak
4. Wojtowicz / Woytowicz / Vojtovych ( 8 families)
5. Holod / Golod ( 2 families)
6. Horeciak / Horetsjak
7. Graca / Gratsa
8. Demeniak / Demenjak ( 2 families)
9. Karlak / Karljak
10. Karpiak / Karp'jak ( 4 families)
11. Kowal / Koval
12. Kondrat
13. Korba
14. Maxymiak / Maximiak / Maksym'jak
15. Obszarski / Obshars'kyj ( 2 families)
16. Sembratowicz / Sembratovych
17. Fayfryk / Fajfryk
18. Czerniawski / Chernjavs'kyj
19. Czerwoniak / Czerwieniak / Chervonjak
20. Szlachta / Shljakhta ( 3 families)
21. Juszczak / Jushchak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Luke" [1835] [still standing]

The village was a filial parish to KLYMKIVKA until 1855.

The wooden church was renovated in 1909 and replaced an older church. It is now used by an Orthodox congregation

The village was badly struck by cholera in 1873 and many of the people died. In 1873 there were 991 people and in 1874 there were only 932 - a loss of almost 10%

In 1785 the village lands comprised 6.16 sq km. There were 254 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 402 Greek Catholics

1859 - 301 Greek Catholics

1879 - 298 Greek Catholics

1899 - 345 Greek Catholics

1926 - 450 Greek Catholics

1936 - 473 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 15 Roman Catholics and 8 Jews

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

Filial church located in BILJANKA 4km, and KUNKOVA 2km

LDS microfilm #0766021 contains Births 1786-1836