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 McKee City (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 McKee City. 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 hospitals and 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.
McKee City is located in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County: Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Ocean.
Below are the counties that are near McKee City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKee City:
- Atlantic County (The home county of McKee City)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
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- Clarkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Mays Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Bargaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Estellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Absecon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Egg Harbor City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
- Estell Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Green Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Bank is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
- Batsto Village has also been known as:
- Batsto
- Wading River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wading River is located in Burlington County
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- New Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Gretna is located in Burlington County
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- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Atsion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Speedwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Dellette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellette
- Chatsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Fox Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Moores Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Sooy Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Ancora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ancora is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
- Waterford Works
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Atco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Sicklerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Penbryn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Tansboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Camden County
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- Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Ocean City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Steelmantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Strathmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strathmere is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmere
- Belleplain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleplain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ocean View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ocean View is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Sea Isle City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Dennisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Clermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clermont is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Eldora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- South Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Port Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- South Vineland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- Dorchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Vineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mauricetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Laurel Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Delmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Victory Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
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- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Downer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Mystic Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
- Holgate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holgate is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
- Parkertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkertown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
- West Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Creek is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
- North Beach Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
- Eagleswood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
- Staffordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordville is located in Ocean County
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- Mayetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta is located in Ocean County
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- Beach Haven West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
- Manahawkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
- Ocean Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
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- North Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Beach is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Norma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Six Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKee City, see our County-by-County Page for McKee City.
Cemeteries Near McKee City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKee City.
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 McKee City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKee City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Laurel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emeth Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beth - Kehillah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodef Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sholem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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, McKee City had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKee City, with the one closest to McKee City listed first.
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Germania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Germania is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Cologne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cologne is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Mays Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Estellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Bargaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- English Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- English Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
- Scullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scullville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Absecon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Egg Harbor City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Steelmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
- Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Somers Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKee City. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKee City.
Newspapers Published in McKee City ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKee City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKee City, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKee City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 McKee City:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Atlantic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Ocean County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- McKee City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McKee City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |