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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 McKeever (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 McKeever. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

McKeever is located in Herkimer County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

Below are the counties that are near McKeever. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKeever:

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of McKeever)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.
    • Thendara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Northwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Beaver River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <2>
    • Russia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Cold Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Gray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Poland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Norway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.
    • Inlet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Morehouseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Raquette Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.
    • Lyonsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Port Leyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greig
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lyons Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Collinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
    • Constableville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Number Four
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • East Martinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Petries Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Mohawk Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.
    • Boonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Redmond Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Remsen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Barneveld
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <2>
    • Trenton Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Ava
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • East Floyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Westernville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
      • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <2>
    • North Gage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKeever, see our County-by-County Page for McKeever.

Cemeteries Near McKeever ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKeever.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKeever covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.

  • Woodgate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sands Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leyden Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyden Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boonville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Collinsville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Collins Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find McKeever in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKeever.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.

  • Minnehaha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
  • Old Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
  • Lyonsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Brantingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantingham
    • Brantingham is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantingham <2>
  • Hawkinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
  • Forestport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestport
    • Forestport is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestport <2>
  • Port Leyden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Greig
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyons Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Locust Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
  • Boonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
    • Alder Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder Creek <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Collinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
    • Constableville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKeever. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKeever.

Newspapers Published in McKeever ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKeever.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKeever, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKeever.

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 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 McKeever:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKeever. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 McKeever, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- McKeever) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKeever. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6120, Longitude: -75.0988       In this case, the coordinates for McKeever have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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