Official Name: | Keener, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Keener |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Etowah |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 676 |
Coordinates: | 34.1561°N -85.9511°W |
Area Code: | 256 & 938 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 121099 |
Keener, also known as Greenwood, is an unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama, United States.
Keener was named for George W. Keener, who donated for a station on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad.[1] Iron ore was once mined in Keener, and the community had a sawmill, two cotton gins, five general stores, and a school.[2] A post office operated under the name Greenwood from 1870 to 1888 and under the name Keener from 1888 to 1954.[3]