Welcome to Keene ...

Keene is located in the Adirondacks.

Keene is located in Essex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Keene is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Keene: (518)

Communities Also Named Keene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Keene: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond New York, there are 17 communities that are also named Keene - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Keene ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Lake Placid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Westport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <4>
• Upper Jay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
  • Upper Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
• Saint Huberts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
  • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
• Jay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
• North Elba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
  • North Elba is located in Essex County
• Elizabethtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Lewis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Essex County
• North Jay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • North Jay is located in Essex 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 Keene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keene.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keene ...

Looking for more information about Keene? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Keene, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keene.

Adding Keene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keene 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 Keene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Keene post office opened in 1818.

We also found Keene in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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