Welcome to Keith ...
So far, we found very little information about Keith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Keith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Keith, please Contact Us.
Keith would have been located within present day Forest County<2>.
The location of Keith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Keith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Keith is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Keith was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Keith once stood is in the (715) & (534)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Keith ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Keith - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keith.
Communities near Keith ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keith.
- Crandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Mole Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Laona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Padus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Post Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Hiles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Monico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida 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 Keith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keith.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keith. 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 Keith.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keith. See our Newspapers Page for Keith.
Adding Keith to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Keith in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Keith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Keith post office opened in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Keith.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |