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Keene, Wisconsin
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Keene, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°22′01″N89°28′27″W / 44.36694°N 89.47417°W / 44.36694; -89.47417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
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Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1577671 [1]

Keene is an unincorporated community located in the town of Buena Vista, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community is likely named for Valentine and Kate Keene, who emigrated to the area from Poland in the 1860s. The Keene post office operated from 1870 to 1904. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Keene, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 136. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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