Welcome to Keighley ...
Although we found mention of Keighley during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Keighley had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Keighley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keighley, please Contact Us.
The location of Keighley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Keighley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Keighley is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Keighley might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Keighley would be found within the (316) area code.
Communities Also Named Keighley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Keighley: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Bourbon County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keighley.
Communities near Keighley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keighley.
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- El Dorado is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Latham is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <4>
- Beaumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <4>
- Rosalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
- Rosalia is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <4>
- Pickrell Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickrell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 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 Keighley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keighley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keighley. 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 Keighley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keighley. See our Newspapers Page for Keighley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keighley ...
Looking for more information about Keighley? 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 Keighley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keighley.
Adding Keighley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Keighley 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 Keighley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Keighley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keighley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Keighley and then turned west". While Keighley could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Keighley as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Keighley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Keighley - 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. |