Keenan, Minnesota

Keenan, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Keenan, Minnesota
Location of the community of Keenan
within Clinton Township, Saint Louis County
Keenan, Minnesota
Keenan, Minnesota (the US)
Coordinates: 47°23′00″N 92°36′16″W / 47.38333°N 92.60444°W / 47.38333; -92.60444Coordinates: 47°23′00″N 92°36′16″W / 47.38333°N 92.60444°W / 47.38333; -92.60444
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Saint Louis
Township Clinton Township
Elevation 1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
  Total 20
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 55738 or 55751
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 661622[1]

Keenan is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Geography

The community is located 9 miles southwest of the city of Eveleth, near the intersection of Saint Louis County Highway 7 and County Road 310 (Keenan Road).

Elbow Creek flows through the community. Iron Junction and the community of Forbes are both nearby.

History

The community bears the name of C. J. Keenan, a railroad agent.[2]

References

  1. "Keenan, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 485.


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