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Welcome to Keats ...

Keats is located in Riley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keats, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Keats is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keats: 785

Communities Also Named Keats ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Keats - they are located in Florida and Virginia.

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

Communities near Keats ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keats ...

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

Adding Keats to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keats post office opened in 1889.

We also found Keats in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keats.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keats - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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