Welcome to Keene ...

Keene is located in Portage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Keene is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Keene: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Keene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Keene - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Keene ...

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

• Stevens Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Wisconsin Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• Plover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Waupaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
• Port Edwards
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Whiting
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiting is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
• Iola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Iola is located in Waupaca County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
• Amherst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
• Plainfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
• Biron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Biron is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 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 Keene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keene.

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

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

Adding Keene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keene 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 Keene was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.