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Welcome to Keeney ...

Keeney is located in York County<1>.

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

Keeney is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Keeney: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Keeney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Keeney - they are located in Delaware and New York.

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

Communities near Keeney ...

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

  • York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Hanover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Lion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Freedom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dallastown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • McSherrystown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hallam
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hallam is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 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 Keeney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keeney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keeney ...

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

Adding Keeney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keeney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keeney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Keeney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Keeney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.