Welcome to Keister ...

Keister is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Keister is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keister: 865

Communities Also Named Keister ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Keister - they are located in Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Keister ...

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

• Kodak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Clevenger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Cook Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Sevierville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <3>
• Dyers Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Oakland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
• Jaybird
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 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 Keister. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keister.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keister ...

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

Adding Keister to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keister 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 Keister was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keister.