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 DeKays (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 DeKays. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
DeKays is located in Sussex County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near DeKays. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to DeKays:
- Sussex County (The home county of DeKays)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Hardistonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Beaver Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- McCoys Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Colesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Roys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Pellettown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
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- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Wykertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Mahwah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Ackermans Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wyckoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wortendyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Park Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Ridgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Radburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- River Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Warren Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Saddle Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Brook
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Caldwell
- Meadow Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Montclair Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Heights
- Borough of Essex Fells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Upper Montclair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Montclair
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Brookdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Newfoundland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Lyonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hibernia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lake Telemark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Hurdtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Woodport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Taylortown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Powerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- White Meadow Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- West Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Preakness
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Paterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Singac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Borough of Woodland Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- The Village at Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Dutchess County (NY)
- Beacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
- Greene County (NY)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Big Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Greenwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sterling Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Garrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Cold Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Putnam Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hillburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Suffern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Viola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Wesley Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Airmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Tallman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kaser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- New Hempstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Pond Eddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Ulster County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Ulsterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Wallkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Dwaarkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Spring Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Verplanck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Archville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Crompond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ossining
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scarborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County (PA)
- Bushkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Matamoras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Parkers Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Egypt Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to DeKays, see our County-by-County Page for DeKays.
Cemeteries Near DeKays ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of DeKays.
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 DeKays - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for DeKays covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wisner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wantage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deckertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Canistear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florida Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, DeKays had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from DeKays, with the one closest to DeKays listed first.
- New Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Milford is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Glenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- McAfee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAfee is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Bellvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wisner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wisner is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
- Big Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Sterling Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around DeKays. See our List of 1890's Communities around DeKays.
Newspapers Published in DeKays ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around DeKays.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of DeKays, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for DeKays.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 DeKays:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Warren County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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 DeKays, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- DeKays) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |