Chyrna [Ru] Czyrna [Polish]

Grybow District, present day SE Poland


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


  1. Harnas / Harnac / Harnas
  2. Dorosz / Dorosh ( 2 families)
  3. Dubec / Dubiec / Dubets
  4. Zaniowski / Zan'ovs'kyj (2 families)
  5. Kawka / Kauka / Kavka
  6. Kowal / Koval ( 2 families)
  7. Kopysinski / Kopysins'kyj
  8. Labocki / Labots'kyj
  9. Laska (2 families)
  10. Lasz / Ljash (4 families)
  11. Makuch / Makukh (3 families)
  12. Myszak / Myshak ( 2 families)
  13. Olenicz / Olenych ( 2 families)
  14. Olesniewicz / Oleszniewicz / Olesnevych ( 2 families)
  15. Palka ( 3 families)
  16. Papacz / Papach ( 5 families)
  17. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
  18. Fedoszczak / Fedoscak / Fedoshchak (9 families)
  19. Cymbalik / Tsymbalyk
  20. Cidylo / Cydylo / Tsidylo ( 9 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Paraskeva" [1892 ] [still standing ]

The wooden church replaced an older wooden church . Prior to WW-II there was a Gospel Book dated October 8, 1643 in the church that was donated by a Hryhorij Prokopovych. It is now lost. Poles have taken over the church.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 9.44 sq km. There were 503 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 673Greek Catholics

1859 - 488 Greek Catholics

1879 - 570 Greek Catholics

1899 - 520 Greek Catholics

1926 - 565 Greek Catholics

1936 - 485 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 374 Orthodox 0 Roman Catholics and 14 Jews

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

Filial church located in PERUNKA 2 km away


LDS microfilm #1959214 and 1959900 contain Births 1784-1805 Births 1808-1813

Births 1831-1859 Births 1859-1885 Marriages 1784-1867 Marriages 1867-1905

Deaths 1784-1836

Deaths 1836-1872