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Welcome to Keller ...

Keller is located in Vigo County<1>.


The location of Keller has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Keller, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Keller is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Keller (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Keller: (812)

Communities Also Named Keller ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Keller - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Keller ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • West Terre Haute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
  • Farmersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Seelyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Clay City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <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 Keller. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keller.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keller ...

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

Adding Keller to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keller post office opened in 1903.

We also found Keller on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keller.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keller. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vigo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keller - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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