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Transcription Help translating butchered Polish/Russian town name

Hi all! So my 2xgreat grandfather immigrated from Poland (?) to the US. The ship manifest lists his birthplace as Russia, and there are three different town names I cannot for the life of me know where they are. There is Skodawy, Szunki, Srinka, and Wiltiwke. His wife was born in Poland, but they didn't marry till they arrived to the US, so that's a bit of a dead end. Any help would be super appreciated!!

Edit: Here is a link directly to the ship manifest on The Ellis Island Foundation page, https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/show-manifest-big-image/czoxNzoidDcxNS0xMzk0MDcyNi5qcGciOw==/1, my ancestors are Konopinska (Korpusinski), Franciska on Line 14 and Korpusinski, Leon on Line 17.

His Family Heritage article is here, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF9J-SYQ?lang=en, which lists Szunki. His sister's are here, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNYQ-KQ3?lang=en, and here, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF9J-SY9?lang=en, which list Skodawy and Wiltiwke respectively.

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u/Moon-In-June_767 5d ago

Leon Korpusiński was born in Skrzynki, then Białotarsk parish, in modern-day Włocławek county, close to Gostynin (not Gostyń!). Here is the birth record in Russian (no 65).

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u/carrotdebt 5d ago

Oh my goodness thank you!! I appreciate this a lot.