A history of Caney,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Caney from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Caney was founded in 1869. It was named from the Caney River. The first post office in Caney was established in May 1870.
In 1887, the Missouri Pacific railroad was built through Caney, and in that same year, the town was incorporated. By 1905 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had also built through Caney. The two railroads served the city for much of the 19th century. Today only the former ATSF tracks remain, currently operated by the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Caney’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Caney
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Caney, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Caney is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Caney has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Niotaze Methodist Episcopal Church in Niotaze, 6 miles away.
Caney and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas - Montgomery County - Caney - ED 63-1A, ED 63-1B, ED 63-2A, ED 63-2B (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.