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Welcome to Caney ...

Caney is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Caney is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Caney: 606

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, Louisiana, Oklahoma, 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.

  • West Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Campton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Malone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • Malone is located in Morgan County
  • Belknap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
    • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
  • Edna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Magoffin County
  • Helechawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
    • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
  • Lee City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
    • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
  • Elsie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin 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 Caney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caney.

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

We also 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Caney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Caney post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caney - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/