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Welcome to Keteban Switch ...

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

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

Keteban Switch would have been located within present day Lee County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Keteban Switch is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Keteban Switch was located: 319

Communities near Keteban Switch ...

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

  • Fort Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kahoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
    • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <4>
  • Nauvoo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
  • West Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Keosauqua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Donnellson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Montrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Bonaparte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
    • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <4>
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>

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

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

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

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 Keteban Switch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keteban Switch - 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>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.