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Keith

Ghost town · Forest County, Wisconsin

Crandon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Crandon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Keith is a ghost town in Forest County, Wisconsin. It is one of 4 former communities in Forest County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keith as a historical populated place on the Crandon 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 45.5083° N, 88.8829° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrandon
Elevation1,588 ft
Nearest living townCrandon, WI
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1845335
Coordinates45.50830, -88.88289

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What's there now

Keith is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crandon, WI (population 1,499), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,588 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 Keith?

Keith is in Forest County, Wisconsin, at 45.5083, -88.8829.

How many ghost towns are in Forest County?

Forest County, Wisconsin has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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