Mshana [Ru] Mszana[Polish]

Krosno District, present day SE Poland

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

  1. Bankowski / Bankovs'kyj
  2. Barycki / Baryts'kyj
  3. Bidnik / Biennik / Bidnyk
  4. Bobko
  5. Broda ( 3 families)
  6. Brodyk / Brodzik (2 families)
  7. Bugiel / Bugel' ( 2 families)
  8. Wasenko / Wasienko / Vasenko ( 3 families)
  9. Weselak / Veseljak
  10. Wityk / Vityk
  11. Wodzik / Vodzik ( 2 families)
  12. Gaydoz / Gaydosh
  13. Chardysz / Hardysh ( 5 families)
  14. Glowa / Glova ( 3 families)
  15. Horysz / Horysh
  16. Hrabskyj / Grabski / Chrabski / Hrabs'kyj
  17. Groziak / Grozjak ( 4 families)
  18. Hruby / Chruby / Hrubyj ( 2 families)
  19. Dzwonik / Dzvonyk
  20. Dziura / Dzjura ( 4 families)
  21. Druciarz / Drotar / Drutar / Drotar ( 2 families)
  22. Dudara
  23. Durak ( 2 families)
  24. Zuber / Zhuber
  25. Zajac / Zajats' ( 2 families)
  26. Zdzieba / Zdzyeba ( 3 families)
  27. Kaliczyk / Kalichyk
  28. Kaminski / Kamienski / Kamins'kyj (2 families)
  29. Kania / Kanja
  30. Kapuciak / Kaputsjak
  31. Kaszczak / Kashchak
  32. Klim / Klym
  33. Kobycia / Kobytsja
  34. Kondraczak / Kondrachak
  35. Kostyk / Koscik / Kostyk ( 3 families)
  36. Kostko / Kostka ( 2 families)
  37. Kurycia / Kurcia / Kurytsja
  38. Kuczwara / Koczwara / Koszwara / Kuchvara ( 2 families)
  39. Lipowski / Lypovs'kyj (2 families)
  40. Malar / Maliar / Malarz / Maljar
  41. Malo / Mal'o
  42. Mardyniak / Mardynjak
  43. Macio / Mats'o
  44. Miseczko / Misieczko / Misechko
  45. Panko
  46. Papayla / Papajla ( 2 families)
  47. Parylak / Paryljak ( 2 families)
  48. Petrusik / Petrusyk
  49. Pyrtko / Pirtko / Pyrdko / Pyrtko
  50. Platko
  51. Plowik / Plovyk
  52. Ratycia / Ratytsja ( 2 families)
  53. Sawinowski / Savynovs'kyj
  54. Sawiniak / Sawinik / Savynjak ( 4 families)
  55. Sajas ( 2 families)
  56. Sydoryk ( 2 families)
  57. Smerecki / Smerets'kyj
  58. Smolak / Smoljak ( 2 families)
  59. Sowiak / Sov'jak ( 2 families)
  60. Solina / Solyna
  61. Surzycia / Surzhytsja ( 2 families)
  62. Fedak ( 3 families)
  63. Fil / Fill / Fil' ( 2 families)
  64. Chaladyi / Chaladziey / Khaladij ( 2 families)
  65. Chlopik / Khlopyk ( 2 families)
  66. Capik / Tsapyk
  67. Czekela / Czkela / Chekela
  68. Czerniecki / Chernets'kyj
  69. Czesak / Chesak (2 families)
  70. Szeszota / Sheshota
  71. Jakimik / Jakymyk ( 5 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [ 1856] [destroyed]

The wooden church was renovated in 1923 and replaced an even older wooden church and was visited in 1833 by Bishop Snihurs'kyj

The village is first mentioned on MArch 10, 1530 in the acts of the city of Krakow.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 18.87 sq km. There were 808 Greek Catholics 10 Roman Catholics and 7 Jews

1840 - 1096 Greek Catholics

1859 - 836 Greek Catholics

1879 - 969 Greek Catholics

1899 - 1029 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1479 Greek Catholics

1936 - 18 Greek Catholics - village turned to Orthodoxy

In 1936 there were 1213 Ortodox and 4 Jews in the area

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

Filial parish located in SMERECHNE 2km

LDS microfilm not available