Welcome to Keans ...

So far, we found very little information about Keans. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Keans to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keans, please Contact Us.

Keans would have been located within present day Portage County<2>.

The location of Keans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keans, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Keans is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Keans was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Keans once stood is in the (330) & (234)<5> area codes.

Communities near Keans ...

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

• Warren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
• Kent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Alliance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• Niles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
• Ravenna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <6>
• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Girard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <6>
• Canfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <6>
• Newton Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
  • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <6>

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

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

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

Adding Keans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keans in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Keans was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Keans on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/