Keene, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas}}

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Keene is an unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States.{{cite gnis2|484791|Keene, Kansas}}

History

A post office was opened in Keene in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:WB |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=27 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009123651/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AWB |archivedate= 9 October 2013 }}

Keene Cemetery is located about one and one-half miles to the east, on Highway K-4.

Education

The community is served by Mission Valley USD 330 public school district.

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Wabaunsee County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Wabaunsee County, Kansas}}