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Welcome to Caffey ...

Caffey is located in McNairy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caffey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Caffey is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Caffey: 731

Communities Also Named Caffey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Caffey - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Caffey ...

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

  • Tulu
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tulu is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Savannah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Selmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Belle Meade
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Adamsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Crump
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caffey ...

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

Adding Caffey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caffey 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 Caffey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Caffey post office opened in 1884. The Caffey post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caffey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caffey - 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/