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Welcome to Keith ...

Keith is located in Catoosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Keith is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Keith (for example, toward New Hope (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Keith: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Keith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Keith - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Keith ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • John Ross Estates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Newnan Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • Dalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
  • East Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Villanow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Villanow is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • East Brainerd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 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 Keith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keith ...

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

Adding Keith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keith post office opened in 1881. The Keith post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Catoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Keith area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Keith area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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