Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Caney (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Caney. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Caney is located in Red River County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.
Below are the counties that are near Caney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caney:
- Red River County (The home county of Caney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Annona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Boxelder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Sherry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bagwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cuthand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Deport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Blossom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Novice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Pattonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Talco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Little River County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Foreman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Frogville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Swink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCurtain County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Idabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
- Haworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holly Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Millerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Golden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valliant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wright City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caney, see our County-by-County Page for Caney.
Cemeteries Near Caney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caney.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Caney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- Haywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warthan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henrietta Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Avery.
- The Henrietta Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305338 <3>
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bachman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nevill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitemans Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Savannah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Caney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caney, with the one closest to Caney listed first.
- English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Madras
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Madras is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
- Annona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Bagwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cuthand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Lydia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Rosalie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fulbright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fulbright is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
- Wilkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Detroit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caney.
Newspapers Published in Caney ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caney, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Caney:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Red River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Lamar County
- Titus County
- Little River County
- Choctaw County
- McCurtain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |