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Welcome to Cary ...

Cary is located in Putnam County<1>.

Cary is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cary lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cary (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Cary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cary - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Cary ...

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

  • Greencastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ladoga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Roachdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Knightsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Bainbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Harmony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 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 Cary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cary.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cary ...

Looking for more information about Cary? 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 Cary, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cary.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cary - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.