Keener, Alabama

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Keener, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Keener
Coordinates: 34°09′22″N85°57′04″W / 34.15611°N 85.95111°W / 34.15611; -85.95111
Country United States
State Alabama
County Etowah
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 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. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Etowah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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