Welcome to Keith ...
Keith is located in Harlan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Keith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.
Keith is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Keith lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Keith: 606
Communities Also Named Keith ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Keith - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keith.
Communities near Keith ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keith.
- Alanthus Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Evarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
- Evarts is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bledsoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Coldiron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldiron
- Coldiron is located in Harlan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldiron <4>
- Rosspoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Coxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Mary Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
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 Keith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keith.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keith. 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 Keith.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keith. See our Newspapers Page for Keith.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keith ...
Looking for more information about Keith? 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 Keith, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keith.
Adding Keith to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Keith 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 Keith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Keith post office opened in 1938.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keith.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |