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Welcome to Keene ...

Keene is located in Wabaunsee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Keene is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keene: 785

Communities Also Named Keene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Keene - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Kentucky, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Keene ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Rossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Burlingame
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlingame is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Former name for Burlingame:
    • American Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
  • Alma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Maple Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eskridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • McFarland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Harveyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keene ...

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

Adding Keene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keene 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 Keene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Keene post office opened in 1877. The Keene post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wabaunsee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keene - 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>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/