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Welcome to South Keene ...

South Keene is located in Cheshire County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Keene: 603

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)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Winchendon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Swanzey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterborough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rindge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaffrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walpole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinsdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

From that list, the South Keene post office opened in 1889. The South Keene post office closed in 1901.

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

Footnotes ...

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