Keener, Alabama

Keener, also known as Greenwood, is an unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama, United States.

Keener, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°09′22″N 85°57′04″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Etowah
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	121099[1]

History

Keener was named for George W. Keener, who donated for a station on the Alabama Great Southern Railroad.^[2] Iron ore was once mined in Keener, and the community had a sawmill, two cotton gins, five general stores, and a school.^[3] A post office operated under the name Greenwood from 1870 to 1888 and under the name Keener from 1888 to 1954.^[4]