Welcome to Keyton ...

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

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

Keyton would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

The location of Keyton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keyton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Keyton is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Keyton would have been located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Keyton ...

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

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.

• Arkadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
  • Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <5>
• Prescott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
• Gurdon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurdon
  • Gurdon is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurdon <5>
• Caddo Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
  • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
• Delight
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <5>
• Okolona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
  • Okolona is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okolona <5>
• Bluff City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Bluff City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
• Gum Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Gum Springs is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Antoine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
  • Antoine is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
• Whelen Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
  • Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people

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.

Adding Keyton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keyton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Keyton post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keyton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyarkansas.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/