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Welcome to Keyton ...

Keyton is located in Coffee County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Keyton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Keyton is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Keyton is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Keyton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keyton - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Keyton ...

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

  • Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
  • Ozark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Daleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Daleville is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
  • Geneva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
  • Elba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Midland City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Midland City is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <4>
  • Level Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Slocomb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
    • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>
  • Samson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keyton ...

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

Adding Keyton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keyton post office opened in 1892.

We also found Keyton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keyton.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coffee, 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 Keyton - 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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