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

Keenan
Keenan is located in Minnesota
Keenan
Keenan
Location of the community of Keenan
within Clinton Township, Saint Louis County
Keenan is located in the United States
Keenan
Keenan
Keenan (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°23′00″N 92°36′16″W / 47.38333°N 92.60444°W / 47.38333; -92.60444
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySaint Louis
TownshipClinton Township
Elevation
1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
 • Total
20
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55738 or 55751
Area code218
GNIS feature ID661622[1]

Geography

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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

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

References

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