Caney in Matagorda County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Caney Post Office

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 22, 2023

1. Site of Caney Post Office Marker

Inscription.

Established about 1838

In its vicinity members of Austin's colony established pioneer sugar plantations

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 4750.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 28° 57.784′ N, 95° 51.156′ W. Marker is in Caney, Texas, in Matagorda County. It is on Farm to Market Road 457. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5148 FM 457, Bay City TX 77414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Van Vleck Independent School District

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); First Christian Church of Bay City (approx. 5.7 miles away); Holy Cross Catholic Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Daily Tribune and Matagorda County Tribune (approx. 6½ miles away); Bay City Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away); Site of Early Bay City School (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bay City U.S.O. Building (approx. 6.7 miles away); Sargent-Rugeley House (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, January 22, 2023

2. Site of Caney Post Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.