Welcome to McKeen ...
McKeen is located in Clark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of McKeen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
McKeen is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: McKeen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from McKeen (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for McKeen: 217 & 447<3>
Communities Also Named McKeen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McKeen - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McKeen.
Communities near McKeen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McKeen.
- Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Terre Haute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
- Farmersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Seelyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Kansas
(18 miles [29 km] to the 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 McKeen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKeen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McKeen. 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 McKeen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McKeen. See our Newspapers Page for McKeen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKeen ...
Looking for more information about McKeen? 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 McKeen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McKeen.
Adding McKeen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McKeen 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 for McKeen was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found McKeen on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for McKeen.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKeen - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the McKeen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the McKeen 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> | 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. |