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Welcome to Keen Mountain ...

Keen Mountain is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keen Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Keen Mountain: Keen Mtn. (or less commonly used: Keen Mntn.)

Keen Mountain is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keen Mountain: 276

The ZIP code for Keen Mountain: 24624<3>

Communities near Keen Mountain ...

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

  • Richlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Honaker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • War
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Haysi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
  • Bradshaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Iaeger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Rowe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowe is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Vansant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keen Mountain ...

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

Adding Keen Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keen Mountain 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 Keen Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Keen Mountain post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keen Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keen Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Keen Mountain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Keen Mountain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/