Smerek [Ru] Smerek [Polish]

Lisko District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Andreyko / Andryiko / Andrejko (2 families)
2. Berczanski / Berchans'kyj (2 families)
3. Buber
4. Wawszczak / Vavshchak
5. Wowk / Vovk (4 families)
6. Hnatyw / Gnatow / Hnativ
7. Golen / Golen'
8. Holobinka (2 families)
9. Hoszowski / Hoshovs'kyj
10. Hutnik / Hutnyk
11. Dobysz / Dobysh
12. Zawidczak / Zawitczak / Zavydchak
13. Ziatyk / Zjatyk (2 families)
14. Kaczor / Kachor (3 families)
15. Kowalow / Kovaliv
16. Kowal / Koval'
17. Kolinczak / Kolinchak (2 families)
18. Kopila / Kopilec / Kopylets' ( 2 families)
19. Kopylczak / Kopylcak / Kopyl'chak (3 families)
20. Lazoryszyn / Lazoryshyn
21. Legdan (3 families)
22. Litowczak / Lytovchak (3 families)
23. Luczak / Luchak
24. Luczka / Luczko / Luchka
25. Medwid / Nedwid / Medwied / Niedwiedz / Medvid' ( 2 families)
26. Mielnik / Mel'nyk
27. Niemczyszyn / Nimchyshyn
28. Paranicz / Paraniz / Paranych
29. Polulach / Poluljakh (3 families)
30. Swistak / Svystak
31. Skidan / Skydan
32. Tokarczyk / Tokarchyk (3 families)
33. Truchan / Trukhan (3 families)
34. Fil / Fill / Fil'
35. Ficor / Fitsor
36. Cwerd / Tsverd
37. Czerczak / Cherchak
38. Szutiak / Szuciak / Shutjak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Saint Demetrius" [1875] [destroyed]

The wooden church replaced an older wooden church. There was also a chapel - Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary built in 1903 - nothing remains.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 41.40 sq km. There were 388 Greek Catholics 7 Roman Catholics and 15 Jews

1840 - 421 Greek Catholics

1859 - 457 Greek Catholics

1879 - 480 Greek Catholics

1899 - 569 Greek Catholics

1926 - 647 Greek Catholics

1936 - 696 Greek Catholics

In 1938 there were 42 Roman Catholics and 37 Jews

The village was not incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

Filial Churches in KAL'NYCJA 3.5 km away and STRUBOVYSKA 5km away

LDS microfilm is not available