Keeline, Wyoming

Keeline, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°45′25″N104°45′24″W / 42.75694°N 104.75667°W / 42.75694; -104.75667
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Niobrara
Established	1910
Elevation [1]	5,305 ft (1,617 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID	1597370 [1]

Keeline is an unincorporated community in Niobrara County, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ^[1]

History

A post office called Keeline was established in 1908, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995. ^[2] The community was named for George A. Keeline, a cattleman. ^[3] In 1910, the settlement was first planned by Addison Spaugh, who encouraged businesses to settle around the local railway depot. Several establishments soon set up in town, including a barber, lumberyard, dining hall, car dealership, a hardware store, and a school. A newspaper, the Keeline Record, was set up in 1916 and ran until 1923. At its peak, Keeline may have had as many as 440 residents. By 1940, 101 residents remained. Today, only a few people live in the townsite, and most of the buildings are abandoned. ^[4]

References

1. "Keeline, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Niobrara County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 89.
4. Speck, Gary B (2024). "The Northwestern States". Ghost Towns: America's Abandoned Sites and Settlements. Morton Grove, IL: Publishers International. pp. 94–95. ISBN   978-1-63938-623-9.