Welcome to McKeen ...

McKeen is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of McKeen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKeen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

McKeen is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McKeen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from McKeen (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for McKeen: (217)

Communities Also Named McKeen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McKeen - it's located in Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McKeen.

Communities near McKeen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McKeen.

• Terre Haute
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Martinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Farmersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <4>
• Seelyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Kansas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McKeen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKeen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McKeen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKeen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McKeen. See our Newspapers Page for McKeen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKeen ...

Looking for more information about McKeen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McKeen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McKeen.

Adding McKeen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKeen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McKeen was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found McKeen on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKeen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov