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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>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keans, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Keans was located: 330 & 234<4>

Communities near Keans ...

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

  • Warren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
  • Kent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kent is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
  • Alliance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Niles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Niles is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <5>
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Ravenna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Girard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Canfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Newton Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Keans was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keans.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keans - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Keans area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Keans area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.