Macina Velyka [Ru] Mecina Wielka [Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Boryk / Borek ( 2 families)
2. Wanczyk / Van'chyk ( 2 families)
3. German ( 4 families)
4. Hnatyk / Chnatyk / Hnacik / Chnacik / Hnatyk
5. Huzy / Guzy / Huzyj
6. Zelem / Zelim / Zhlem
7. Zywan / Zhyvan ( 3 families)
8. Zagorski / Zagors'kyj
9. Karp
10. Kaczmarczyk / Kachmarchyk ( 2 families)
11. Krecik / Kretyk ( 4 families)
12. Mizik / Myzyk ( 2 families)
13. Mlynarz / Mlynar
14. Pierog / Pirog / Pyrig
15. Przybyla / Prybyla ( 2 families)
16. Russyniak / Rusiniak / Rusynjak ( 2 families)
17. Slimak / Slymak ( 2 families)
18. Smakula ( 3 families)
19. Tynderak
20. Turok / Turek (3 families)
21. Homyk / Homik / Khomyk ( 2 families)
22. Chromik / Khromyk
23. Szopik / Shopyk ( 2 families)
24. Juszczak / Jushchak ( 2 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Saints Kosmas and Damian" [1807] [still standing]

The wooden church was renovated in 1900 and 1930. The village is firstmentioned in documents in 1777 when Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and Poland gave permission for its establishment.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 9.3 sq km. There were 270 Greek Catholics 95 Roman Catholics and 7 Jews

1840 - 398 Greek Catholics

1859 - 483 Greek Catholics

1879 - 374 Greek Catholics

1899 - 502 Greek Catholics

1926 - 515 Greek Catholics

1936 - 447 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 146 Roman Catholics, 33 Protestants and 15 Jews

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

LDS microfilm #0766029 includes Births 1822-1850 Marriages 1784-1846 Deaths 1821-1834