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]

History

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]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keeners, Missouri
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ Williamsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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