Welcome to Chaney ...

Chaney is located in Ellis County<1>.

The location of Chaney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chaney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Chaney is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Chaney is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Chaney: (580)

Communities Also Named Chaney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Chaney - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland and Texas.

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

Communities near Chaney ...

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

• Laverne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverne
  • Laverne is located in Harper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laverne <4>
• Shattuck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuck
  • Shattuck is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shattuck <4>
• Follett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
  • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <4>
• Gage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Gage is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <4>
• Fargo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
• Fort Supply
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Supply
  • Fort Supply is located in Woodward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Supply <4>
• May
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Harper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
• Catesby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
  • Catesby is located in Ellis County
• Slapout
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
  • Slapout is located in Beaver County
• Logan
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Beaver County

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 Chaney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chaney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chaney. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chaney.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chaney ...

Looking for more information about Chaney? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chaney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chaney.

Adding Chaney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chaney in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chaney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chaney post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chaney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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