Welcome to Keefers ...

Keefers is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keefers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Keefers is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Keefers: (717)

Communities Also Named Keefers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Keefers: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Northumberland County.

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

Communities near Keefers ...

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

• Chambersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Shippensburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Greencastle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Mont Alto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
• Mercersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• McConnellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Three Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <4>
• Orbisonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
  • Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <4>
• Rockhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Rockhill has also been known as:
  • Rockhill Furnace

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keefers ...

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

Adding Keefers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keefers post office opened in 1879.

We also found Keefers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keefers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/