Welcome to New Caney ...

New Caney is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

New Caney is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Caney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

New Caney is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Caney: (281)<3>, (713) and (832)

The ZIP code for New Caney: 77357<4>

Communities near New Caney ...

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

• Conroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <5>
• Humble
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Humble is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humble <5>
• Cleveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Oak Ridge North
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
  • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <5>
• Shenandoah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• Splendora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
  • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <5>
• Patton Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
• Roman Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
  • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
• Cut and Shoot
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
  • Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <5>
• Plum Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
  • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Caney. 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 New Caney.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Caney ...

Looking for more information about New 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 New Caney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Caney.

Adding New Caney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Caney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Caney post office opened in 1882.

We also found New Caney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Caney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/