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Welcome to Keota ...

Keota is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keota, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

Keota is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Keota lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Keota: 660

Communities Also Named Keota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Keota - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Keota ...

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

  • Macon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marceline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clarence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bucklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Atlanta is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Callao
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • New Cambria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keota ...

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

Adding Keota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keota 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 Keota was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keota.

Footnotes ...

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