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 Mackey (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 Mackey. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Mackey is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Mackey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mackey:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Mackey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Broome Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- North Blenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Bates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- West Conesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Manorkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Livingstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- South Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Middleburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vintonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beards Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Preston Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Medusa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Westerlo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Westerlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- East Berne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Reidsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Dormansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Kortright
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halcottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Bovina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Fleischmanns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Kingston is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Red Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Cornwallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- West Kill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spruceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Burtonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Worcester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- South Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Schenevus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Pleasant Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Maryland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Middlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Roseboom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Delanson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Braman Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Princetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Mariaville Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Bushnellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Highmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shandaken
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Indian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phoenicia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oliverea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Belle Ayr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
- Quarryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mackey, see our County-by-County Page for Mackey.
Cemeteries Near Mackey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mackey.
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 Mackey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mackey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Safford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clapper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keyser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Conesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shafer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knisker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kniskern Cemetery
- The Kniskern Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniskern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65023 <2>
- Gilboa Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Breakabeen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Conesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patrie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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, Mackey had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mackey, with the one closest to Mackey listed first.
- Broome Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- North Blenheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Conesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Conesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Manorkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Bates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Fultonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Gorge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Potter Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- West Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Fulton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fulton
- South Gilboa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mackey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mackey.
Newspapers Published in Mackey ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mackey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mackey, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mackey.
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 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 Mackey:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Schenectady County
- Ulster 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> | 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 Mackey, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mackey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |