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Welcome to Keese ...

Keese is located in Franklin County<1>.

Keese is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Keese lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Keese (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Keese: 931

Communities Also Named Keese ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Keese: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Fentress County.

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

Websites for Keese ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Keese, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Keese ...

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

  • Tullahoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gattistown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Sewanee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Southgate Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cowan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <3>
  • Tracy City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Monteagle
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Keese. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keese.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keese ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keese - 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.