Keeners, Missouri | |
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Coordinates: 36°55′23″N90°30′20″W / 36.92306°N 90.50556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Butler |
Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 573 |
GNIS feature ID | 750566 [1] |
Keeners 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]
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]
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