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

Geography

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

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

References

  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.