Welcome to Keene ...

Keene is located in Coshocton County<1>.

The location of Keene 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Keene is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Keene lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Keene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Keene - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keene.

Communities near Keene ...

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

• Coshocton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Millersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• West Lafayette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <4>
• Dresden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
• Killbuck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <4>
• Baltic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <4>
• Warsaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Port Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keene ...

Looking for more information about 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 Keene, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keene.

Adding Keene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Keene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Keene post office opened in 1825.

We also found Keene in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/

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