Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Village of Keeler
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1908-
History
Keeler was originally called Rutland. When the railroad was built in 1908 and the store and post office moved from four miles north (Keelerville), the village was named Keeler, in honour of Joseph Keeler Sr
The Village of Keeler was incorporated in 1910. The first regular
meeting of the Village Council was held on July 29, 1910 in the Phillips Bros. Hall. The first Overseer was W.R. Fowle. Councillors were H. McBride and C.B. Arneson. A.W. Fumerton was appointed secretary-treasurer.