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 Keeney (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 Keeney. 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 and hospitals 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.
Keeney is located in Cortland County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cortland County: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Madison, Onondaga, Tioga & Tompkins.
Below are the counties that are near Keeney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keeney:
- Cortland County (The home county of Keeney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Crains Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Truxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Slab City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Preble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Little York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- East River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Pratt Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- East Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- McGraw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Killawog
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Lisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Manningville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Lisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Sempronius
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Dresserville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Summer Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Kelloggsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Montville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Niles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Omro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Locke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Otselic Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Otselic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- South Otselic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Kirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Norwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Adams Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Smithville Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Puckerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- DeRuyter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- New Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Rippleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Cazenovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bingley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Chittenango Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- West Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Chittenango
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peterboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Oneida Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sherrill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oriskany Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sconondoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Stockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sangerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Fabius
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apulia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Delphi Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berwyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Tully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pompey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Assembly Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Log City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Pompey Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
- Watervale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Cardiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Otisco Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Groton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- McLean
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Groton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peruville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Freeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- North Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keeney, see our County-by-County Page for Keeney.
Cemeteries Near Keeney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keeney.
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 Keeney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keeney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Keeney Settlement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Fabius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cuyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merchant Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant Smith Cemetery
- The Merchant Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merchant Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Burdick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stockham Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apulia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Truxton Village Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Winne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cuyler Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Keeney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keeney, with the one closest to Keeney listed first.
- Fabius
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- DeRuyter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Truxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crains Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Apulia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Apulia Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincklaen Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincklaen Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen Center
- New Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Tully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cheningo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cheningo is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheningo
- Pompey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lincklaen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincklaen is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen
- Collingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collingwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
- Tully Lake Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tully Lake Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Lake Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keeney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keeney.
Newspapers Published in Keeney ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keeney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keeney, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keeney.
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 websites either 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 Keeney:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Cortland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chenango County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Tompkins County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 Keeney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keeney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |