Welcome to Keefers ...

Keefers is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keefers, 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.

Keefers is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Keefers: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Keefers ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomsburg
  • From Keefers to Bloomsburg
• Sunbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunbury
  • From Keefers to Sunbury
• Shamokin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shamokin
  • From Keefers to Shamokin
• Milton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Selinsgrove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lewisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lewisburg
  • From Keefers to Lewisburg
• Danville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Danville
  • From Keefers to Danville
• Northumberland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northumberland
  • From Keefers to Northumberland
• Mifflinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <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 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 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 (so far) for Keefers was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keefers.