Welcome to Keowee ...
So far, we found very little information about Keowee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Keowee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keowee, please Contact Us.
Keowee would have been located within present day Oconee County<2>.
The location of Keowee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Keowee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Keowee is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Keowee was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Keowee still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.
Communities Also Named Keowee ...
While we believe that this Keowee is located in Oconee County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Keowee. Those communities are located in the following counties: Abbeville and Pickens County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keowee.
Communities near Keowee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keowee.
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,701 people
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- Easley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
- Easley is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
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- Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Oconee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
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- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
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- Walhalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
- Walhalla is located in Oconee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Pendleton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <5>
- Pickens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
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- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
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- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Oconee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
- Norris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Norris is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <5>
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 Keowee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keowee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keowee. 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 Keowee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keowee. See our Newspapers Page for Keowee.
Adding Keowee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Keowee 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 Keowee was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keowee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Keowee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keowee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |