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Welcome to Keenan ...

Keenan is located in Butler County<1>.

Keenan is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Keenan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Keenan - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Keenan ...

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

  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Slippery Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prospect
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knox
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Chicora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rimersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Harrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Polk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keenan ...

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

Adding Keenan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keenan 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 Keenan was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keenan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keenan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.