Welcome to Carey ...
Carey is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Carey is located in Childress County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Carey is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Carey: 940
Communities Also Named Carey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Carey - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oregon and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carey.
Communities near Carey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carey.
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estelline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulver
- Hulver is located in Hall County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hulver
- From Carey to Hulver
- Kirkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cee Vee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
- Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <3>
- Loco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Loco is located in Childress County
- Arlie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
- Arlie is located in Childress County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arlie
- From Carey to Arlie
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 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 Carey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carey. 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 Carey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carey. See our Newspapers Page for Carey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carey ...
Looking for more information about Carey? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Carey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carey.
Adding Carey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carey 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 Carey was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Carey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Childress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carey - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |