Welcome to Keeter ...
Keeter is located Keeter is located in Wise County<1>. The location of Keeter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Keeter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Keeter is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Keeter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Keeter is within the boundaries of the (940) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keeter - it's located in Georgia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keeter. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keeter. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Keeter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keeter. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keeter. 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 Keeter. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keeter. See our Newspapers Page for Keeter. Looking for more information about Keeter? 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 Keeter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keeter. We originally found mention of Keeter 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 Keeter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Keeter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keeter.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keeter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Wise County: www.co.wise.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keeter ...
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From that list, the Keeter post office opened in 1883.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keeter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/