Vola Nyznja [Ru] Wola Nizna[Polish] aka JASLYS'KA

Sanok District, present day SE Poland


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


  1. Brenkacz / Brekacz / Brenkach (2 families)
  2. Wowczak / Wolczak / Vovchak(4 families)
  3. Wodyla / Wodywa / Vodyla
  4. Wojcik / Woycik / Vojtsyk (2 families)
  5. Wrebach / Vrembakh
  6. Hawran / Gawran / Gavran / Havran (2 families)
  7. Hocko / Gocko / Chocko / Hotsko
  8. Hocio / Chocio / Hots'o
  9. Goldycz / Goldych
  10. Danilowicz / Danielowicz / Danylovych
  11. Zubiak / Zub'jak (3 families)
  12. Kambrat (3 families)
  13. Kostyszyn / Kostyshyn (2 families)
  14. Lewczyk / Levchyk ( 4 families)
  15. Macko / Matsko
  16. Peleszczak / Peleshchak (4 families)
  17. Procio / Prots'o (2 families)
  18. Rayba / Rajba
  19. Ruszyla / Ruzylo / Ruzhyla
  20. Rusyn / Rusin
  21. Sawka / Sauka / Savka
  22. Sachajda / Ssahajda (4 families)
  23. Skala ( 3 families)
  24. Smetana / Smietana (5 families)
  25. Solenczak / Solinczak / Solynchak
  26. Fuczyla (4 families)
  27. Szewczyk / Szewczik / Shevchyk


Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Saint Nicholas" [1812] [still standing]

The masonry church was renovated in 1904.

The village is first mentioned in 1543 and there may have been a parish existing at that time

The village was a filial parish to the one in KARLYKIV (3.5km)

In 1785 the village lands comprised 14.31 sq km There were 414 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 5 Jews

1840 - 656 Greek Catholics

1859 - 642 Greek Catholics

1879 - 695 Greek Catholics

1899 - 630 Greek Catholics

1926 - 792 Greek Catholics

1936 - 802 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1936 there were 4 Roman Catholics and 1 Jew

A filial chuirch was located in the village VOLJA VYZHNA (3.5 km)


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