Welcome to Kewanee ...Kewanee is located in Laurens County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Kewanee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898. Kewanee is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Kewanee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Kewanee: 478 Communities Also Named Kewanee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kewanee - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Nebraska. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kewanee. Communities near Kewanee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kewanee.
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 Kewanee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kewanee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kewanee. 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 Kewanee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kewanee. See our Newspapers Page for Kewanee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kewanee ...Looking for more information about Kewanee? 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 Kewanee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kewanee. Adding Kewanee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kewanee 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 Kewanee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Kewanee. Footnotes ...
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