Charna [Ru] Czarna [Gorna] [Polish]

Lesko District, present day SE Poland


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


  1. Buszko / Bushko (2 families)
  2. Walanta / Valjanta
  3. Wansarz / Vansar
  4. Wasacz / Vusach
  5. Gambalik / Gambalyk (3 families)
  6. Grycz / Grych (2 families)
  7. Hudak / Chudak
  8. Dziadyk / Dzadyk / Dziatyk / Dzjadyk (7 families)
  9. Kopyscienski / Kopynstsjans'kyj ( 5 families)
  10. Krayniak / Krainiak / Kraniak / Krajnjak
  11. Madziak / Madzjak
  12. Macenczak / Matsenchak ( 2 families)
  13. Nesterak ( 3 families)
  14. Nowak / Novak ( 3 families)
  15. Pawelczak / Pavel'chak
  16. Peregrym ( 5 families)
  17. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
  18. Rewilak / Reviljak
  19. Repczak / Repczyk / Repchak ( 3 families)
  20. Skoryk
  21. Spytko ( 2 families)
  22. Filo / Fil'o
  23. Furtak
  24. Caoko / Tsapko
  25. Janczaryk / Jancharyk

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Demetrius" [1834 ] [still standing ]

The wooden church replaced an older wooden church. It is now used by Poles

In 1785 the village lands comprised 36.05 sq km. There were xx Greek Catholics 40 Roman Catholics and 30 Jews

1840 - 526 Greek Catholics

1859 - 536 Greek Catholics

1879 - 550 Greek Catholics

1899 - 894 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1186 Greek Catholics

1936 - 2500 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 15 Roman Catholics and 150 Jews

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

Filial church located in Chorna Dolishna 3.5km away and ZHOLOBOK 3 km away


LDS microfilm not available