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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Plover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Waupaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Port Edwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Biron
(14 miles [22.5 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 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 for Keene was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Keene in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Keene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Keene area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |