Welcome to Caney ...

Caney is located on the Gulf Coast.

Caney is located in Matagorda County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Caney, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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.<3>.

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.<4> 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 <5>
• West Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Sweeny
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <5>
• Brazoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <5>
• Van Vleck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleck
  • Van Vleck is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Vleck <5>
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• 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.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
  • Elliott has also been known as:
  • Elliott's
• Chalmers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
  • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• Wadsworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/