The following parishes were part of the Suwałki Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Bakałarzewo, Chmielówka, Czostków, Filipów, Głęboki Rów, Huta, Jeleniewo, Kaletnik, Kuków, Leszczewo, Przerośl, Puńsk, Suwałki, Wigry, Wiżajny, and Zaboryszki.
Suwałki Powiat in the Suwałki 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=11767130 : accessed 02 February 2019).
The administrative structure of the parishes of Bakałarzewo, Czostków, Filipów, Kaletnik, Przerośl, Puńsk, Wiżajny,and Zaboryszki can be described as follows:
- 01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Ziemia, Troki Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 04 Oct 1795-13 Oct 1809: Village, Bialystok Department, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
- 14 Oct 1809-08 Jun 1815: Village, Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
- 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Sejny Powiat, Augustów Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Sejny Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Sejny Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Sejny Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Suwałki 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, Suwałki 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 of Chmielówka, Głęboki Rów, Huta, Jeleniewo, Kuków, Leszczowo, Suwałki, and Wigry can be described as follows:
- 01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Ziemia, Troki Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 04 Oct 1795-13 Oct 1809: Village, Bialystok Department, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
- 14 Oct 1809-08 Jun 1815: Village, Dąbrowski Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
- 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Dąbrowski Powiat, Augustów Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Dąbrowski Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Dąbrowski Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Dąbrowski Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Suwałki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
- 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
- 11 Nov 1918-16 Sep 1939: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
- 17 Sep 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
Copyright © 2017 -2019 by Stephen J. Danko
Steve, could I use this Suwalki info in a future issue of the “Polish Eaglet,” journal of the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan? At times I need a short informative article to finish a page.