Keyes, OK

Keyes is a town in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 276 residents. Keyes was established in 1925 by the Elkhart and Santa Fe Railway. The company named the town after a deceased railroad engineer. A helium plant was built near Keyes in 1958. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Keyes, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Keyes, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Keyes is at the intersection of U.S. Route 56 and the northern terminus of Oklahoma State Highway 171. Keyes is approximately 16 miles northeast of the Cimarron County seat, Boise City, and about 26 miles southwest of Elkhart, Kansas.