Welcome to Caney ...
Caney is located on the Gulf Coast.
Caney is located in Matagorda County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Caney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
Caney is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Caney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Caney ...
While we believe that this Caney is located in Matagorda County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Caney. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hopkins and Red River County.
Beyond Texas, there are 11 communities that are also named Caney - they are located in Arkansas (4), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma 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.
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Matagorda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <4>
- West Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brazoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van Vleck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <4>
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Matagorda County
- Elliott has also been known as:
- Elliott's
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliott
- From Caney to Elliott
- Chalmers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ocean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
- Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <4>
- Wadsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<6>
From that list, the Caney post office opened in 1837.
We also found Caney in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Caney.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Matagorda, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |