Welcome to Caney ...

The town of Caney is located in Atoka County<1> (at the time of its founding, Caney was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Caney has a population of 199 people<2> (see below for details).

Caney is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Caney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Caney: (580)

The ZIP code for Caney: 74533<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Caney had an population of 199 people. This is a decrease of 2.93% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Caney had a population of 205 people. This makes Caney the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 205 people, the population of Caney increased 3.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 199 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Caney.

Communities Also Named Caney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Caney - they are located in Arkansas (4), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas (3) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caney.

Communities near Caney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caney.

• Durant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Atoka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <5>
• Caddo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <5>
• Bokchito
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
  • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <5>
• Wapanucka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapanucka
  • Wapanucka is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapanucka <5>
• Stringtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <5>
• Tushka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
  • Tushka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
• Bennington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <5>
• Lehigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <5>
• Milburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Milburn is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Caney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caney.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caney. See our Newspapers Page for Caney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caney ...

Looking for more information about Caney? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Caney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Caney.

Adding Caney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Caney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Caney post office opened in 1888.

We also found Caney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/