Welcome to Keokee ...

Keokee is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keokee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Keokee is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Keokee is within the (276) area code.

The ZIP code for Keokee: 24265<3>

Communities near Keokee ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Norton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Whitesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Jonesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Lynch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keokee ...

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

Adding Keokee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keokee post office opened in 1906.

We also found Keokee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keokee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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