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Welcome to Keener ...

So far, we found very little information about Keener. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Keener to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keener, please Contact Us.

Keener was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Keener would have been located within present day Boone County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keener, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Keener is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Keener was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Keener was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Keener ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Keener: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 5 communities that are also named Keener - they are located in Alabama, 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.

  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Diamond City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Summit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Summit is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Bellefonte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Alpena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Western Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lead Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pyatt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pyatt is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Omaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

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 (so far) for Keener was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Keener post office opened in 1895. The Keener post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keener.

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 Keener, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keener - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Keener area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Keener area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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