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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

McKeever is located in Herkimer 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 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)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Northwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Beaver River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Russia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Poland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Norway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • 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)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • 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)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Turin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Constableville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Number Four
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
    • East Martinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
    • Petries Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
    • Mohawk Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeever, with the one closest to McKeever listed first.
    • Woodgate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Redmond Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • 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)
    • Trenton Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Ava
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • East Floyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Westernville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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.

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 McKeever - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sands Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Leyden Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Boonville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Collinsville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Collins Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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>

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)
    • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
  • Old Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyonsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Brantingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawkinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Forestport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
    • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Boonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Collinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Turin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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]<4>. 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 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 McKeever:

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 McKeever, 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 from Point A (ie- McKeever) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.