Keener, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Keener is located in Alabama
Keener
Keener
Keener is located in the United States
Keener
Keener
Coordinates: 34°09′22″N 85°57′04″W / 34.15611°N 85.95111°W / 34.15611; -85.95111
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID121099[1]

Keener, also known as Greenwood, is an unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama, United States.

History

Keener was named for George W. Keener, who donated for a station on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad.[2] Iron ore was once mined in Keener, and the community had a sawmill, two cotton gins, five general stores, and a school.[3] A post office operated under the name Greenwood from 1870 to 1888 and under the name Keener from 1888 to 1954.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Keener". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Keen to Vote". GadsdenTimes.com. The Gadsden Times. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Etowah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.



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