Welcome to Keelville ...

Keelville is located in Cherokee County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Keelville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keelville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Keelville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Keelville is located in the (620) area code.

Communities near Keelville ...

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

• Miami
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
• Baxter Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <4>
• Columbus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Galena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Commerce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• Oswego
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fairland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <4>
• Chetopa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
  • Chetopa is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <4>
• Quapaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quapaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
  • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <4>
• Loma Linda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
  • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people

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 Keelville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keelville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keelville. 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 Keelville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keelville ...

Looking for more information about Keelville? 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 Keelville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keelville.

Adding Keelville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keelville 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 Keelville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Keelville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Keelville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keelville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/