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Welcome to Keeling ...

Keeling is primarily located in Hancock County<1>. A portion of Keeling extends into Haywood County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keeling, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Keeling is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Keeling is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Keeling: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Keeling ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keeling - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Keeling ...

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

  • Lakeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clopton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Clopton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
  • Atoka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Feathers Chapel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Munford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Carmel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 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 Keeling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keeling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keeling ...

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

Adding Keeling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keeling 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 Keeling was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keeling.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keeling - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Keeling area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Keeling 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.