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Welcome to Keysville ...

Keysville is located in Crawford County<1>.


The location of Keysville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Keysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Keysville is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Keysville is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Keysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Keysville - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Keysville ...

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

  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint James
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Saint James is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
  • Cuba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Steelville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Viburnum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
    • Viburnum is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
  • Leasburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
    • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>
  • Cook Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Cherryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <4>
  • Sligo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Dent County
  • Elaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
    • Elaver is located in Crawford 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 Keysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keysville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keysville ...

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

Adding Keysville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keysville post office opened in 1873.

We also found Keysville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keysville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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