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Welcome to Keaton ...

Keaton is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keaton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Keaton is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Keaton and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Keaton: 606

The ZIP code for Keaton: 41226<3>

Communities Also Named Keaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keaton - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Keaton ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Salyersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Hook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatgap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
  • Fuget
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fuget is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
  • Ophir
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ophir is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Crockett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crockett is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Isonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Isonville is located in Elliott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keaton ...

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

Adding Keaton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keaton post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Keaton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Keaton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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