Welcome to Keystone ...

Keystone is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Keystone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keystone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Keystone is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Keystone lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Keystone lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Keystone ...

While we believe that this Keystone is located in Adams County, we know of another 2 Washington communities named Keystone. Those communities are located in the following counties: Island and Okanogan County.

Beyond Washington, there are 44 communities that are also named Keystone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Delaware, Florida, Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Keystone ...

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

• Ritzville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzville
  • Ritzville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritzville <4>
• Sprague
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <4>
• Harrington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Lamont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Mohler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
  • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
• Bluestem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
  • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
• Edwall
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwall
  • Edwall is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwall <4>
• Tyler
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tyler is located in Spokane County
• Odessa
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Omans
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omans
  • Omans is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keystone ...

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

Adding Keystone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keystone post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keystone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/