Uscjo Ruskie [Ru] Uscie Ruskie [Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

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

  1. Andrejczyn / Andrejchyn
  2. Barna
  3. Bartko
  4. Buranicz / Buranych
  5. Wachnowski / Vakhnovs'kyj (5 families)
  6. Wyslocki / Wislocki / Vyslots'kyj
  7. Wowczak / Wolczak / Vovchak
  8. Wojtowicz / Woytowicz / Vojtovych (3 families)
  9. Worona / Wrona / Vorona (3 families)
  10. Wurchanowski / Vurkhanovs'kyj (2 families)
  11. Gabor (3 families)
  12. Herak / Gerak / Gierak / Herak (2 families)
  13. Hryc / Hryts (2 families)
  14. Humiecki / Chumiecki / Humets'kyj (2 families)
  15. Hureitiak / Hurejtjak
  16. Dankowski / Dankovs'kyj (2 families)
  17. Dziobin / Dziobion / Dz'obyn
  18. Iwanczyk / Ivanchyk (2 families)
  19. Kowalczyk / Kovalchyk (3 families)
  20. Koscielnik / Kostel'nyj
  21. Kostecki / Kostets'kyj
  22. Krayniak / Krainiak / Kraniak / Krajnjak
  23. Marczak / Marchak
  24. Mackanicz / Matskanych (2 families)
  25. Mikulak / Mykuljak
  26. Michalik / Mykhalyk
  27. Olenicz / Olenych
  28. Osmiak / Os'mjak
  29. Pawlow / Pavlov
  30. Peyko / Peiko / Pejko
  31. Pierog / Pirog / Pyrig
  32. Pyrcz / Pyrdz / Pyrch
  33. Pochna / Pokhna (4 families)
  34. Romcio / Romts'o (2 families)
  35. Sawka / Sauka / Savka
  36. Sawlo / Savlo
  37. Skalski / Skal's'kyj
  38. Skosik / Skosyk
  39. Stasiak / Stasjak
  40. Stecz / Stech (2 families)
  41. Ciemniski / Temnys'kyj
  42. Tkacz / Tkach (2 families)
  43. Fedorko / Fedurko (2 families)
  44. Fedorowski / Fedorovs'kyj ( 2 families)
  45. Chowaniec / Chowanec / Howaniec / Khovanets'

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Paraskeva" [1786 ] [ still standing ]

The wooden church is now used by Poles. The village was founded in 1504 and a parish established in 1539. In the cemetery still stand a wooden chapel that was erected in 1879. The village was renamed Uscie Gorlyc'ke and many Lemkos have returned.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 25.89 sq km. There were 568 Greek Catholics 20 Roman Catholics and 38 Jews

1840 - 961 Greek Catholics

1859 - 904 Greek Catholics

1879 - 919 Greek Catholics

1899 - 751 Greek Catholics

1926 - 666 Greek Catholics

1936 - 327 Greek Catholics -remainder switched to Orthodoxy

In 1936 there were 632 Orthodox 292 Roman Catholics and 13 Jews - also 11 Evangelicals

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

Filial church in KVJATON 3.5km away

LDS microfilm 0765862 contains Births 1821-1852