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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 Mecox (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 Mecox. 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 hospitals 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.

Mecox is located in Suffolk County.

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

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Mecox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mecox, with the one closest to Mecox listed first.
    • Bridgehampton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sagaponack
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Mecox Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mecox Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Watermill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watermill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
      • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
    • Wainscott
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott
      • Wainscott is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainscott <1>
    • Southampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
      • Southampton has also been known as:
      • Southampton village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <1>
    • North Sea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
      • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
    • Tuckahoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County
    • Bay Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Noyack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jericho
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
    • Art Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
      • Art Village is located in Suffolk County
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mecox, with the one closest to Mecox listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Old Saybrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <1>
    • Saybrook Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Westbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Centerbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Essex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mecox, with the one closest to Mecox listed first.
    • Old Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <1>
    • South Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <1>
    • Old Lyme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Pleasure Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
    • Niantic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Lyme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • East Lyme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • New London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Eastern Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)

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

Newspapers Published in Mecox ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mecox.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mecox, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mecox.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mecox:

Cemeteries Near Mecox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mecox.

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 Mecox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mecox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mecox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mecox Cemetery
  • Sagg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sagg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sagg Cemetery
  • Bridgehampton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgehampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgehampton Cemetery
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Ground Cemetery
  • Poxabogue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poxabogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poxabogue Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Water Mill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Mill Cemetery
  • Flying Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flying Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flying Point Cemetery
  • Wainscott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wainscott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wainscott Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
  • Old Southampton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Southampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Southampton Cemetery
  • Jericho Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • St. David AME Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. David AME Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. David AME Zion Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 Mecox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mecox.

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

  • Sagaponack
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bridgehampton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Watermill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watermill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
  • Southampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
    • Southampton has also been known as:
    • Southampton village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <1>
  • Sag Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinnecock Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
    • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
  • Amagansett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
    • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <1>
  • Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
  • New Suffolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Suffolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Suffolk
    • New Suffolk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Suffolk <1>
  • Shelter Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
    • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <1>
  • Cutchogue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
    • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County
    • Southold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
      • Southold is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <1>
    • Peconic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
      • Peconic is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <1>

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

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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- Mecox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mecox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9112, Longitude: -72.3042       In this case, the coordinates for Mecox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mecox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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