Welcome to South Keene ...

South Keene is located in Cheshire County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Keene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for South Keene: S. Keene

South Keene is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Keene lies within the (603) area code.

Communities near South Keene ...

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

• Brattleboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Winchendon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Swanzey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Peterborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
  • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
• Rindge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>
• Jaffrey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
  • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <4>
• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Walpole
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <4>
• Hinsdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <4>
• Chesterfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Keene ...

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

Adding South Keene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Keene post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Keene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/