Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Caney (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Caney. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Caney is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Neosho, Wilson, Nowata (OK) & Washington (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Caney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caney:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Caney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Tyro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Dearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coffeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Avian ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Elk City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cherryvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Niotaze
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Monett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Chautauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Sedan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Rogers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Gibbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Wauneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Hewins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Oak Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Longton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <1>
- Upola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Elk Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Labette County
- Valeda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Lafontaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Buxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Nowata County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Wann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Coffeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Lenapah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nowata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coodys Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
- Sanders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Whippoorwill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Bowring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Herd is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
- Washington County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Copan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <1>
- Dewey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dewey is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <1>
- Bartlesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hogshooter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hogshooter is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
- Oglesby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oglesby is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Ochelata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caney, see our County-by-County Page for Caney.
Cemeteries Near Caney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caney.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Caney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ireland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Havana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elcado Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lerado Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Labadie Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lenno Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann Cemetery
- The Wann Cemetery has also been known as:
- Patrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99210 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caney had a population of 542 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Caney had a population of 1,948 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Niotaze
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Tyro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Dearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Chautauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sedan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caney.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Caney ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caney.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Caney. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Caney and those printed in the larger area surrounding Caney.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Caney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Caney:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Elk County
- Labette County
- Wilson County
- Nowata County
- Osage County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |