Welcome to McKeever ...

McKeever is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

McKeever is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKeever, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

McKeever is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McKeever lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from McKeever (for example, toward Land O'Lakes (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

McKeever is within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named McKeever ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McKeever - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near McKeever ...

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

• Ontonagon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <4>
• Rousseau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
• Rockland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
• Firesteel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
• Nisula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Nisula is located in Houghton County
• Lake Roland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
• Bruce Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <4>
• Gem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
• Paynesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
• Hazel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKeever ...

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

Adding McKeever to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKeever 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 McKeever was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKeever.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/