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According to current maps, there are nine places in Poland called Czernice. One of these villages, located in Maków Powiat in the Masovian Voivodeship, is now known as Czernice Borowe. Another village in the same vicinity is now known as Nowe Czernice.

Older maps, however, show that this same village was simply called Czernice. When was the name of this village changed from Czernice to Czernice Borowe? The multi-volume series Place Names of Poland: History, Origin, Changes (Nazwy Miejscowe Polski: Historia, Pochodzienie, Zmiany) edited by Kazimierz Rymut provides some clues as to when this name change occurred. The entry for Czernice Borowe appears in Nazwy miejscowe Polski : historia, pochodzenie, zmiany. [T.] 2, C-D.

Czernice (1), dziś Czernice Borowe i Nowe Czernice, dwie wsi, ciech., gm. Czernice Borowe, 11 km na zach. od Przasnysza: Czerznice 1398 SHGMz (WP 267, 176-7); Czirnicze (1414-25) 1456 SHGMz (MK 3, 48v); Czyrznicze 1484 SHGMz (Ep. 11, 108-9); Czirnycze 1530 Pułt 384; Czersnicze (!) 1567 ŹDz XVI 341; Czersnie 1783 MpPerMz; Czerznicze 1827 Tabella I 86; Czernice-borowe 1880 SG I 821; Czernice Borowe, Czernice Nowe 1952 UW 30; Czernice Borowe, –nic –wych, Nowe Czernice, –wych –nic, czernicki 1972 UN 140, 13. – Od czernica ‘czarnoziem’ SGPRei V 87, w formie 1. mnogiej. W zapisach stp. występują formy z rz. Wś leży w pobliżu ciemnych borów, stąd dodatkowy człon Borowe. Lit.: ZMaz 149; RospSEMiG 63; Rzetelska-Feleszko, PF XXVIII 49. UB

The exact date the Masovian village of Czernice became two villages called Czernice Borowe and Nowe Czernice is not clear, but the names Czernice Borowe and Nowe Czernice clearly appeared in the Słownik Geograficzny in 1880.

An interesting point in the entry in Nazwy miejscowe Polski about the name change is: “The village is situated near dark pine forests (bory), hence the additional element Borowe“.

According to this information, the name Czernice Borowe was first used sometime between 1827 and 1880, and the name Czernice Nowe was first used sometime between 1880 and 1952.

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According to current maps, there are nine places in Poland called Maków. One of these villages, located in Maków Powiat in the Masovian Voivodeship, is now known as Maków Mazowiecki.

Older maps, however, show that this same village was simply called Maków. When was the name of this village changed from Maków to Maków Mazowiecki? The multi-volume series Place Names of Poland: History, Origin, Changes (Nazwy Miejscowe Polski: Historia, Pochodzienie, Zmiany) edited by Kazimierz Rymut provides some clues as to when this name change occurred. The entry for Maków Mazowiecki appears in Nazwy miejscowe Polski : historia, pochodzenie, zmiany. [T.] 6, L-Ma.

Maków Mazowiecki, mto, ostroł.: in Macov (1065) KMaz I 13, fals. XIII; Macow 1417 SHGMz(AG 801); Makow (1421)1456 SHGMz(MK 3, 80v); Makow, opidum (1414-25)1456 SHGMz(MK 3, 97); Makow 1430, Makowo 1432 MkM II nr 614, 354; Makow 1461 SHGMz(Ep. 9, 26) Makowo 1477 SHGMz(Ep. 13, 120); Makow (1490) Płoc I nr 251; Macow, oppidum 1582 ŹDz XVI 391; Makow 1783 MpPerMz; Maków 1827 Tabella II 3; Maków 1884 SG V 928-9; Maków Mazowiecki 1937 MPol XX nr 69, poz. 104; Maków Mazowiecki 1952 UW 14; Maków Mazowiecki, -kowa -kiego, makowski 1971 UN 129, 5. – Od n. os. Mak, z suf. -ów, -owo, por. też ap. mak, przym. makowy. W XX w. dodano człon Mazowiecki. Lit.: ZMaz 251; RymN-miast 143. UB

What is clear from this entry, up through 1884, the village was called Maków (or Macov, Macow, Makowo in older references), but in 1937 the name was listed as Maków Mazowiecki.

More information about when this name change occurred are detailed on the website Maków Mazowicki Naszemiasto.

“Maków Mazowiecki, formerly known as Maków Łomżyński or Maków nad Orzycem (the name Maków Mazowiecki was adopted in 1928), is one of the oldest towns in Masovia. It received city rights from Duke Janusz Mazowiecki in 1421.”

According to this information, the name of the vilage of Maków was officially changed to Maków Mazowiecki in 1928, during the time of the Second Polish Republic.

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The villages belonging to the Roman Catholic parish in Górno and named in both the Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego and the Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate Vertetenen Konigreiche und Lander XII Galizien (1907)are: Dołega (half of this village was added to Wólka Niedźwiedzka in 1925), Górno, Zaborze, and Meszne. Other villages that once belonged to the parish in Górno include Biedzczów (part was separated into the Mazury parish in 1938), Kamień (separated in 1907), Korczowiska (part was separated into the Mazury parish in 1938), Łowisko (became an independent parish in 1975), and Markowizna.

Górno Parish – 1910
Third Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary (ELTE Faculty of Informatics,
Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics); digital images, Lazarus ELTE
(http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/40-50.jpg: accessed 01 May 2026)

The administrative structure to which Dołega, Górno, Zaborze, and Meszne belonged evolved as follows:

• 01 Jul 1569-22 Sep 1772: Village, Sandomierz Powiat, Sandomierz Voivodeship, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• 22 Sep 1772- Nov 1773: Village, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Habsburg Monarchy
• Nov 1773-Nov 1777: Village, Kreis Red Ruthenia, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Habsburg Monarchy
• Nov 1777-11 Aug 1804: Village, Kreis Rzeszów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Habsburg Monarchy
• 11 Aug 1804-Mar 1854: Village, Kreis Rzeszów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
• Apr 1854-28 Mar 1867: Village, Kreis Rzeszów, Kraków Administrative Area, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
• 30 Mar 1867-10 Nov 1918: Village, Bezirk Kolbuszowa, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
• 11 Nov 1918-20 Oct 1939: Village, Kolbuszowa Powiat, Lwów Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
• 21 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, District of Kraków, General Government, Nazi Germany
• 28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Kolbiszowa Powiat, Rzeszów Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
• 22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Kolbiszowa Powiat, Rzeszów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
• 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Rzeszów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
• 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Rzeszów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
• 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Rzeszów Powiat, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

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The following parishes were part of the Augustów Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Adamowicze, Augustów, Bargłów Kościelne, Balla Cerkiewna, Holynka, Jaminy, Janówek, Janówka, Krasnybór, Labno, Lipsk, Mikaszówka, Perstuń, Raczki, Rygalówka, Sopoćkinie, Studzieniczna, Sylwanowce, Szczebra, Sztabin (Note: Parishes in italics are currently located in Belarus).

Suwałki Powiat in the Augustów Gubernia – 1907
Józef Michał Bazewicz, Atlas geograficzny ilustrowany Królestwa Polskiego (Litografia B. A. Bukaty, Warsaw, 1907); digital images, Mapywig (http://igrek.amzp.pl/details.php?id=11767131 : accessed 16 March 2026).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Augustów, Bargłów Kościelny, Jaminy, Janówek, Janówka, Krasnybór, Lipsk, Mikaszówka, Rygałówka, Studzieniczna, and Sztabin can be described as follows:

• 01 Jul 1569-23 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Powiat, Trakai Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• 24 Oct 1795-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Wigry, Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
• 07 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
• 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Augustów Powiat, Suwalki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
• 11 Nov 1918-03 Oct 1939: Village, Augustów Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
• 04 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Sudauen, Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
• 28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village: Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
• 22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
• 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
• 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
• 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Augustów Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Raczki and Szczebra can be described as follows:

• 01 Jul 1569-23 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Powiat, Trakai Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• 24 Oct 1795-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Wigry, Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
• 07 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
• 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Augustów Powiat, Suwalki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
• 11 Nov 1918-03 Oct 1939: Village, Augustów Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
• 04 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Sudauen, Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
• 28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village: Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
• 22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
• 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
• 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
• 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes (all of which are currently in Belarus) of Adamowicze/Adamovichi/Адамавічы, Balla Cerkiewna/Bala Solnaja/Баля Сольная, Holynka/Halynka/Галынка, Łabno/Labna/Лабна, Perstuń/Pyerstun′/Перстунь, Sopoćkinie/Sapockin/Сапоцкін, and Sylwanowce/Selivanovtsy/Селіванаўцы can be described as follows:

• 01 Jul 1569-23 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Powiat, Trakai Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• 24 Oct 1795-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Wigry, Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
• 07 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
• 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Augustów Powiat, Suwalki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
• 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
• 11 Nov 1918-03 Oct 1939: Village, Augustów Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
• 04 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Sudauen, Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
• 28 Jun 1945-Present: Village, Hrodna Region, Belarus

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For the past few months, Michał Ciemała has been indexing lists of inhabitants and subjects in the current voivodeship of Podkarpackie from the 18th century and earlier (Spisy mieszkańców oraz poddanych, XVIII wiek i wcześniej). These lists include Pilzno County of the Sandomierz Voivodeship, Biecz County of the Kraków Voivodeship and the Sanok and Przemyśl Lands of the Russian Voivodeship.

The indexes include the List of subjects of the villages of Nienadowa and Hucisko Nienadowskie, 1773, which includes the name of my 4th great grandfather, Józef Dańko who was born in about 1717 and who died on 26 Oct 1787 in Nienadowa (see line 25).

Note: In these indexes, the village indexed as Nienadowa is currently known as Nienadowa Dolna, and the village indexed as Hucisko Nienadowskie is currently known as Nienadowa Górna (see the entry for Nienadowa in the Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich.)

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The Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) includes multiple entries for Polish villages called Dzierżanowo. One of these is currently located in Maków Powiat and belongs to the Szwelice Parish.

Dzierżanowo and Surrounding Area – 1910

Third Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary (ELTE Faculty of Informatics,
Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics); digital images, Lazarus ELTE
(http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/39-53.jpg: accessed 20 December 2025)

Source: Sulmierski, Filip, Bronisław Chlebowski, and Władysław Walewski, eds., Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) – Warsaw 1881, Volume II, page 277.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the the Słownik Geograficzny entry for Dzierżanowo. Translated from the Polish, the entry reads:

3.) Dzierżanowo, a village and folwark [a large manorial farm], situated on the Pełta River, in Maków powiat, Karniewo gmina, Szwelice parish. In 1827, there were 24 houses and 224 inhabitants. See also Czarnostowo.

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The Dictionary of Polish Place Names (Nazwy Miejscowe Polski) explains the origin of place names in Poland and details how the place name changed over time.

Volume III of Nazwy Miejscowe Polski lists one place called Czarnostów which belongs to the Szwelice parish.

Nazwy Miejscowe Polski indicates that Czarnostów was two villages in the Karniewo Gmina, Ciechanów Voivodeship in the years 1975-1998 and was located 8 kilometers southwest of Maków Mazowiecki. Mentions of the village include: Czarnostovo in about 1240 (forgery); Czarnostowo in 1328, Czarnosthowo in 1425, Czarnosthow in 1477, Czarnostowo in 1582, Czarnostow in 1783, Czarnostowo in 1827, Czarnostowo in 1880, Czarnostów, Czarnostów-Polesie in 1952, and Czarnostów, Czarnostów-Polesie, -towa -sia, czarnostowski, poleski in 1971.

The name Czarnostów is from the name of a settlement *Czarnost, with the suffix -owo, later -ów. For the name of the settlement, compare names of the type Ciechost, Jarost. In the 20th century there are two villages: Czarnostów and Czarnostów-Polesie; the second part of Czarnostów-Polesie comes from the word polesie, meaning ‘place near the forest’.

Source: Rymut, Kazimierz, ed., Nazwy Miejscowe Polski (Place Names of Poland) – Krakow 1997, Volume II, page 189.

Click the link for a PDF copy of the Nazwy Miejscowe Polski entry for Czarnostów. Translated from the Polish, the entry reads:

     Czarnostów, today Czarnostów and Czarnostów-Polesie, two villages, Ciechanów voivodeship, Karniewo gmina, 8 kilometers southwest of Maków Mazowiecki: Czarnostovo about 1240 KkM no. 301, forgery; Czarnostowo 1328 KMaz II 449; Czarnosthowo 1425 MkM I no. 881; Czarnosthow 1477 SHGMz(Ep. 10, 170); Czarnostowo 1582 ŹDz XVI 392; Czarnostow 1783 MpPerMz; Czarnostowo 1827 Tabella I 82; Czarnostowo 1880 SG I 760; Czarnostów, Czarnostów-Polesie 1952 UW 14; Czarnostów, Czarnostów-Polesie, -towa -sia, czarnostowski, poleski 1971 UN 129, 48. – From the name of a settlement *Czarnost, with the suffix -owo, later -ów. For the name of the settlement, compare names of the type Ciechost, Jarost. In the 20th century, two villages: Czarnostów and Czarnostów-Polesie; the second part from polesie ‘place near the forest’. Lithuanian: ZMaz 143.     Urszula Bijak

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The Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) includes one entry for the Polish village of Czarnostowo, currently three villages in Maków Powiat called Czarnostów and Czarnostów Polesie, and Kolonia Czarnostów Polesie.

Czarnostowo and Surrounding Area – 1910

Third Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary (ELTE Faculty of Informatics,
Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics); digital images, Lazarus ELTE
(http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/39-53.jpg: accessed 20 December 2025)

Source: Sulmierski, Filip, Bronisław Chlebowski, and Władysław Walewski, eds., Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) – Warsaw 1880, Volume I, page 760.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the the Słownik Geograficzny entry for Czarnostowo. Translated from the Polish, the entry reads:

     Czarnostowo, a village and manor on the Sona River, Maków powiat, Karniewo gmina, Szwelice parish. In 1827, there were 28 houses and 209 inhabitants. The Czarnostowo estate consists of the Czarnostowo manor and the villages of Czarnostowo, Dzierżanowo, and Szwelice; 77 versts [1 verst = 1.07 kilometers] from Łomża, 8 versts from Maków, 13 versts from Pułtusk, and 9 versts from the Narew River. The area is 3,282 mórgs [Gerald Ortell’s book on Polish Parish Records states that in the Russian partition 1 mórg = 1.388 acres], specifically: arable land and gardens 853 mórgs, meadows 182 mórgs, forest 2,209 mórgs, wasteland and building plots 38 mórgs. Four-field crop rotation. 4 brick buildings, 20 wooden buildings. A steam mill processing approximately 12,000 bushels of grain annually; a sawmill, threshing machine and chaff cutter, powered by steam; a windmill, as well as deposits of marl and limestone. The village of Czarnostowo has 44 settlements and 341 mórgs of land; the village of Dzierżanowo has 12 settlements and 252 morgs of land; the village of Szwelice has 36 settlements and 779 mórgs of land. Aleksander Palmirski

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The Dictionary of Polish Place Names (Nazwy Miejscowe Polski) explains the origin of place names in Poland and details how the place name changed over time.

Volume III of Nazwy Miejscowe Polski lists one place called Gociejewo which belongs to the Szwelice parish.

Nazwy Miejscowe Polski indicates that Gociejewo was in the Karniewo Gmina, Ciechanów Voivodeship in the years 1975-1998 and was located 10 kilometers southwest of Maków Mazowiecki. Mentions of the village include: Goscegow in (about 1240), Gosczyegewo in 1449, Gosczegeuo in 1454, Kosczegewo in 1477, Goszczyeyewo in 1497, Gosczyeyewo in 1510, Gosczeieyewo (!) in 1530, Gosczieiewo in 1582, Gosciejewo in 1783, Gościeiewo in 1827, Gościeiewo in 1839, Gościejewo in 1881, and Gościejewo, -wa, gościejewski in 1971.

The name of Gościejewo is from the name of a settlement Gościej, with suffixes -ów, -ewo.

Source: Rymut, Kazimierz, ed., Nazwy Miejscowe Polski (Place Names of Poland) – Krakow 1999, Volume III, page 276.

Click the link for a PDF copy of the Nazwy Miejscowe Polski entry for Gościejewo. Translated from the Polish, the entry reads:

     Gościejewo (1), village, Ciechanów voivodeship, Karniewo gmina [in the years 1975-1998], 10 kilometers southwest of Maków Mazowiecki: Goscegow (about 1240) KMaz I 343; Gosczyegewo 1449 Pult 315; Gosczegeuo 1454 SHGMz(Ep. 5, 70v); Kosczegewo 1477 SHGMz(Ep. 13, 100v); Goszczyeyewo 1497 SHGMz(Ep. 15, 119a); Gosczyeyewo 1510 SHGMz(PT 1, 107); Gosczeieyewo (!) 1530 Pułt 381; Gosczieiewo 1582 ŹDz XVI 392; Gosciejewo 1783 MpPerMz; Gościeiewo 1827 Tabella I 139; Gościeiewo 1839 MpKwat IV 2; Gościejewo 1881 SG II 736; Gościejewo, -wa, gościejewski 1971 UN 129, 48. – From the name of a settlement Gościej SSNO II 179, with suffixes -ów, -ewo. Lithuanian: ZMaz 182.     Urszula Bijak

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The Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) includes one entry for the same Polish village of Gościejewo, currently in Maków Powiat.

Gosciejewo and Surrounding Area – 1910

Third Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary (ELTE Faculty of Informatics,
Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics); digital images, Lazarus ELTE
(http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/39-53.jpg: accessed 20 December 2025)

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Słownik Geograficzny entries for Gościejewo.

Translated from the Polish, the first entry reads:

     Gościejewo, a village on the Pełta River, Maków powiat, Karniewo gmina, Szwelice parish. In 1827, there were 9 houses and 76 inhabitants.

Translated from the Polish, the second entry reads:

     Gościejewo 1.) (mentioned in documents as Goszcegou), a village in the Maków powiat, Szwelice parish. Mentioned in a 13th-century document among the estates of the Płock church. In 1582 it had 8 łans [literally “field,” a unit of land measurement used in Poland since the 13th century]. In the 1827 census, it is listed as a government-owned village.

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