Welcome to Keenburg ...

Keenburg is located in Carter County<1>.

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

Keenburg is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keenburg: 423

Communities near Keenburg ...

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

• Johnson City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <3>
• Collingwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Bristol
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• East Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Cross
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Colonial Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keenburg ...

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

Adding Keenburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keenburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/