Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about McKenzie (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for McKenzie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McKenzie is located in Allegany County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near McKenzie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKenzie:
- Allegany County (The home county of McKenzie)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Pinto
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Frost ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Rawlings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Loarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- La Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Avilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bittinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kitzmiller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Accident
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Pearre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hyndman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Purcell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Kegg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Robinsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Wellersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Fairhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- West Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Johnsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Meyersdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Hays Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Frederick County (VA)
- Good
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Grant County (WV)
- Medley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Three Churches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Romney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Okonoko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Higginsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Slanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy County (WV)
- Inkerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Short Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Wiley Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carpendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Paw Paw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hansrote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Doe Gully
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKenzie, see our County-by-County Page for McKenzie.
Cemeteries Near McKenzie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKenzie.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for McKenzie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKenzie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Abe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lease Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inkeep Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find McKenzie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKenzie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKenzie, with the one closest to McKenzie listed first.
- Pinto
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Cresaptown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seymour
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Bier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Rawlings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Ridgeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vale Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ocean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Eckhart Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKenzie. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKenzie.
Newspapers Published in McKenzie ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKenzie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKenzie, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKenzie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to McKenzie:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McKenzie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKenzie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |