Keeners, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
36°55′23″N 90°30′20″W / 36.92306°N 90.50556°W / 36.92306; -90.50556Keeners is an unincorporated community in northern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] 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.[2]
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.[2][3]
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.[4] The community was named after Ephraim B. Keener, a local landowner. The Missouri Pacific Railroad line passed through the community.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keeners, Missouri
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Williamsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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