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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)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Evarts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Bledsoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
  • Coldiron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rosspoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
  • Coxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Coxton is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
  • Mary Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice

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 (so far) for Keith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Keith post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keith.

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>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/