Welcome to Kecks Center ...

Kecks Center is located in Fulton County<1>.

The location of Kecks Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kecks Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Kecks Center: Kecks Ctr. (or less commonly used: Kecks Cen., Kecks Cent. or Kecks Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kecks Center for more information about variations on the name of Kecks Center.

Kecks Center is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kecks Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Kecks Center: (518)

Websites for Kecks Center ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kecks Center, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kecks Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kecks Center.

• Amsterdam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Gloversville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Fort Plain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
• Hagaman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
• Broadalbin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <4>
• Fultonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
  • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kecks Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kecks Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kecks Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kecks Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kecks Center. See our Newspapers Page for Kecks Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kecks Center ...

Looking for more information about Kecks Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kecks Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kecks Center.

Adding Kecks Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kecks Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kecks Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kecks Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kecks Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/