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Welcome to Keith ...

Keith is located in King William County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Keith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Keith is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Keith: (804)

Communities Also Named Keith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Keith - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Keith ...

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

  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowling Green
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Burruss Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Cauthornville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
    • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
  • Manquin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
    • Manquin is located in King William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <4>
  • Penola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • Penola is located in Caroline County
  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Caroline County
  • DeJarnette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
    • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
  • Taylorsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Hanover 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 Keith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keith ...

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

Adding Keith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keith post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keith.

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

The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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