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Welcome to Casey ...

Casey is located in Meeker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Casey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Casey is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Casey: 320

Communities Also Named Casey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Casey - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Casey ...

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

  • Hutchinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Litchfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cokato
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Howard Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dassel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Atwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Watkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimball
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Casey ...

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

Adding Casey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Casey 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 (so far) for Casey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Casey post office opened in 1897. The Casey post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Casey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Meeker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Casey - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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