Welcome to Keating ...

Keating is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keating, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Keating is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Keating is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Keating lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Keating, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Keating: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities Also Named Keating ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Keating: This one is located in Baker County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 3 communities that are also named Keating - they are located in British Columbia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Keating ...

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

• Baker City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
  • Baker City is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Baker City has also been known as:
  • Baker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <4>
• North Powder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
  • North Powder is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <4>
• Haines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <4>
• Sparta ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
• New Bridge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
  • New Bridge is located in Baker County
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Cornucopia ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
  • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
• Durkee
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durkee
  • Durkee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durkee <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 Keating. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keating.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keating ...

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

Adding Keating to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keating 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 Keating was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Keating post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keating.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/