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Welcome to Keegan ...

Keegan is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keegan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Keegan is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Keegan is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Keegan: 207

Communities Also Named Keegan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Keegan - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Keegan ...

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

  • Grand Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Falls Parish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sainte Anne de Madawaska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drummond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Saint Basile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Riviere Verte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riviere Verte Parish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Agatha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Sweden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Isle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keegan ...

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

Adding Keegan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keegan post office opened in 1907. The Keegan post office closed in 1971.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keegan.

Footnotes ...

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