Svirzhova Rus'ka [Ru] [Polish]

Jaslo District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Babiak / Bab'jak (2 families)
2. Bawolicz / Bavolych
3. Bawolak / Bavoljak
4. Bobal / Bobal'
5. Boryk / Borek
6. Warchol / Warhol / Warchil / Varkhol (2 families)
7. Wowk / Vovk (4 families)
8. Hatalewicz / Hatalevych
9. Hlywa / Hliwa / Gliwa / Hlyva
10. Hodycz / Chodycz / Hodych
11. Gula
12. Dylin / Delin / Dylyn
13. Zykrucz / Zykruch ( 3 families)
14. Kanczuha / Kanczuga / Kanchuha
15. Maliniak / Malynjak
16. Mycak / Mytsak
17. Polewka / Polifka / Polyvka
18. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych ( 3 families)
19. Reszetar / Reszotar / Reshetar
20. Russyniak / Rusiniak / Rusynjak
21. Skuba
22. Smerekanicz / Smerekanych
23. Stach / Stakh
24. Sudyk
25. Tynio / Tyn'o
26. Cap / Tsap
27. Czyrko / Chyrko (2 families)
28. Szczerba / Shcherba
29. Jarosz / Jarosh ( 2 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint John the Baptist" [1894] [destroyed]

The wooden church replaced an older wooden church. The village was an independant parish until 1797 when it became filial to SVJATKOVA

In 1785 the village lands comprised 15.42 sq km. There were 266 Greek Catholics 30 Roman Catholics and 6 Jews

1840 - 482 Greek Catholics

1859 - 370 Greek Catholics

1879 - 429 Greek Catholics

1899 - 367 Greek Catholics

1926 - 430 Greek Catholics

1936 - 22 Greek Catholics - remainder switched to Orthodox

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

LDS microfilm is not available