Welcome to Keelersburg ...

Keelersburg is located in Wyoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keelersburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Keelersburg is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Keelersburg lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Keelersburg ...

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

• Scranton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Dunmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Kingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Archbald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <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 Keelersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keelersburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keelersburg ...

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

Adding Keelersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keelersburg 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 Keelersburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Keelersburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keelersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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