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Welcome to Key West ...

Key West is located in Dubuque County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Key West, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

When the people of Key West refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Key Wester<2>

Key West is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Key West lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Key West: 563

Communities Also Named Key West ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Key West - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Key West ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Key West ...

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

Adding Key West to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Key West post office opened in 1876. The Key West post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Key West.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dubuque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Key West refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Key West may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Key West - 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>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/