Keener Cave, Missouri

Keener Cave, Keener Cave Resort or Keener is a ghost town in southern Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

The cave and associated community lie above the west bank of the Black River on Missouri Route JJ just north of the Wayne-Butler county line. The community of Keeners lies just to the southeast in Butler County on the river's east bank.^[2][3]

The community most likely has the name of a family who were active in the local lumber industry.^[4] A post office called Keeners was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1879.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keener Cave
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. Williamsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
4. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

36°55′45″N 90°31′30″W