Keeners, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Keeners, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Keeners
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:367
Coordinates:36.9231°N -90.5056°W
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:750566

Keeners is an unincorporated community in northern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. U.S. Route 67 passes approximately 1.5 mile to the southeast. The Missouri Pacific Railway passes the west side of the community along the Black River floodplain.

The community lies on the northeast bank of the Black River approximately one-quarter mile south of the Butler-Wayne County line. The community of Keener Cave or Keener in adjacent Wayne County lies just to the northwest on the west side of the river.[1] [2]

History

A post office called Keeners was established in 1879, the name was changed to Kenner in 1890, and the post office closed in 1919.[3] The community was named after Ephraim B. Keener, a local landowner. The Missouri Pacific Railroad line passed through the community.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67,
  2. Williamsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 6 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .