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Keenan City

Ghost town · Bonneville County, Idaho

Big Elk Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Big Elk Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Keenan City is a ghost town in Bonneville County, Idaho. It is one of 3 former communities in Bonneville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keenan City as a historical populated place on the Big Elk Mountain topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.1408° N, 111.3402° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBig Elk Mountain
Elevation6,537 ft
Nearest living townAlpine Northwest, WY
Distance to it15.6 miles
GNIS feature ID396732
Coordinates43.14075, -111.34022

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What's there now

Keenan City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alpine Northwest, WY (population 276), about 15.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,537 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Keenan City?

Keenan City is in Bonneville County, Idaho, at 43.1408, -111.3402.

How many ghost towns are in Bonneville County?

Bonneville County, Idaho has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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