Welcome to Keener ...

Keener is located in Etowah County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Keener (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Keener, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keener, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Keener is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Keener lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Keener (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Keener ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Keener - they are located in Arkansas (2), Maryland, Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Keener ...

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

• Gadsden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gadsden
  • From Keener to Gadsden
• Albertville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Albertville
  • From Keener to Albertville
• Boaz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boaz
  • From Keener to Boaz
• Rainbow City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rainbow City
  • From Keener to Rainbow City
• Southside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
• Attalla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attalla
  • From Keener to Attalla
• Glencoe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Hokes Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
• Centre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centre
  • From Keener to Centre
• Collinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Collinsville
  • From Keener to Collinsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keener ...

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

Adding Keener to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Keener post office opened in 1888.

We also found Keener in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keener.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/