Welcome to Cady ...

Cady is located in Hanover County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cady, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cady is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cady lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cady: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Cady ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cady - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Cady ...

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

• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Atlee Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
• Gwathmey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
• Enfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Enfield is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
• Chamberlayne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
• Hunton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunton is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
• Longdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Longdale is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
• Quail Walk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
• Taylorsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cady ...

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

Adding Cady to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cady 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 Cady was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cady.