Welcome to Keene Valley ...

Keene Valley is located in the Adirondacks.

Keene Valley is located in Essex County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Keene Valley lies within the (518) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Lake Placid
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Port Henry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Henry
  • Port Henry is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Henry <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
  • Upper Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
• 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/