Neznajova [Ru] Nieznajowa [Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland


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


  1. Artymiak / Artym'jak
  2. Baysa / Bhaysa / Bajsa
  3. Galayda / Galajda (2 families)
  4. Gracon / Gratson'
  5. Gresko / Gres'ko
  6. Groziak / Grozjak
  7. Danylak / Danilak / Danyljak
  8. Gmitryk / Dmitryk / Dmitrzyk / Dymitryk / Dmytryk
  9. Dran
  10. Kopcza / Kopcha (3 families)
  11. Kocur / Kotsur
  12. Ksenicz / Xenicz / Xienicz / Ksenych (2 families)
  13. Matula
  14. Motyka (3 families)
  15. Pac / Pats
  16. Pyrtko / Pirtko / Pyrdko / Pyrtko (4 families)
  17. Rusyn / Rusin
  18. Senczak / Sinczak / Senchak
  19. Skimba
  20. Slota (4 families)
  21. Stolar / Stoljar ( 2 families)
  22. Juskanicz / Juskanych
  23. Jaremycz / Jaremych

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saints Kosmas and Damian" [1780] [destroyed]

The village was a filial parish to CHORNE 5km away

In 1785 the village lands comprised 8.64 sq km. There were 296 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 7 Jews

1840 - 432 Greek Catholics

1859 - 347 Greek Catholics

1879 - 379 Greek Catholics

1899 - 372 Greek Catholics

1926 - 210 Greek Catholics

1936 - 8 Greek Catholics entire village switched to Orthodoxy

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


LDS microfilm is not available