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Welcome to Keen ...

Keen is located in Wayne County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Keen, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

Keen is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Keen is located in the (570) area code.

Communities near Keen ...

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

  • Scranton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Carbondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Archbald
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Dickson City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
  • Olyphant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
    • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
  • Clarks Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
    • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <4>
  • Jessup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
  • Honesdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keen ...

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

Adding Keen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keen.

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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