Vola Vyshnja [Ru] Wola Wyzna[Polish]

Sanok District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Barna
2. Handziak / Handzjak ( 2 families)
3. Komaniecki / Komanicki / Komanets'kyj
4. Maleszczak / Maliszczak / Maleshchak (2 families)
5. Peleszczak / Peleshchak
6. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
7. Rozkanyn / Rozhkanyn
8. Semancio / Semants'o
9. Solenczak / Solinczak / Solynchak
10. Tiachtyk / Tiachtych / Tjakhtyk
11. Fedlanisz / Fedljanysh
12. Czabala / Chabala ( 4 families)
13. Szopotyk / Shopotyk
14. Jachodnik / Jahodnjak ( 2 families)

Parish Data:

The church was "Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr" [1891] [destroyed]

The village was a filial parish to the one in Volja Nyzhna (3.5km). The wooden church erected in 1891 replaced one named Saint Nicholas that was mentioned in 1830

In 1785 the village lands comprised 11.79 sq km There were 182 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 249 Greek Catholics

1859 - 284 Greek Catholics

1879 - 313 Greek Catholics

1899 - 315 Greek Catholics

1926 - 378 Greek Catholics

1936 - 363 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

LDS microfilm # 0765865 contains Births 1784-1840 and Deaths 1784-1863