Perunka [Ru] Piorunka [Polish]

Grybow District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Adamik / Adamyk ( 2 families)
2. Baryla ( 4 families)
3. Blaszczak / Blashchak (2 families)
4. Bodak
5. Bortniczak / Bartniczek / Bortnychak (3 families)
6. Bedzicki / Budzits'kyk
7. Wanczak / Van'chak (3 families)
8. Wyslocki / Wislocki / Vyslotskyj
9. Wnyciak / Vyntsjak (2 families)
10. Wojciak / Woyciak / Vojtsjak
11. Gluszko / Glushko
12. Dziadyk / Dzadyk / Dziatyk / Dzjadyk
13. Drahan / Dragan (5 families)
14. Kuzmiak / Kuzmjak (3 families)
15. Malczak / Mal'chak
16. Olesniewicz / Oleszniewicz / Olesnevych
17. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
18. Potocki / Potots'kyj
19. Rusinek / Rusinyk / Rusynyk (2 families)
20. Skarlosz / Skarlosh
21. Chopen / Khopen ( 2 families)
22. Szczypczyk / Shchypchyk ( 5 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Saints Kosmos and Damian" [1798] [still standing]

The church was renovated in 1909. Tradition states that the church was built on the site of an ancient statue of the pagan god Perun, for who the village is named. In 1580 the lands were rented from the Bishop of Krakow. In 1641 there is mention that the Bishop made it a filail parish of Brunary. The church is now used by Poles

The village was a filail parish to CHYRNA 2km away

In 1785 the village lands comprised 9.92 sq km. There were 360 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 525 Greek Catholics

1859 - 389 Greek Catholics

1879 - 450 Greek Catholics

1899 - 385 Greek Catholics

1926 - 452 Greek Catholics

1936 - 174 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were x Roman Catholics and x Jews

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

LDS microfilm #1899497 and 1959900 contain Marriages 1904-1945 Baptisms 1843-1869