Welcome to Keene Valley ...
Keene Valley is located in the Adirondacks.
Keene Valley is located in Essex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Keene Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for Keene Valley: Keene Vly. (or less commonly used: Keene Vally. or Keene Vlly.)
Keene Valley is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Keene Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Keene Valley: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Keene Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keene Valley.
- Saranac Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Placid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Westport is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <4>
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Upper Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteface
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whiteface is located in Essex 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 Keene Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keene Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keene Valley. 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 Keene Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keene Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Keene Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keene Valley ...
Looking for more information about Keene Valley? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Keene Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keene Valley.
Adding Keene Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Keene Valley 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 Keene Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Keene Valley post office opened in 1876.
We also found Keene Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keene Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Keene Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Keene Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |