East Caney
East Caney, a farming community off Interstate Highway 30 and just west of East Caney Creek nine miles east of Sulphur Springs in eastern Hopkins County, was settled before 1900. In the mid-1930s East Caney had a church, a school, a cemetery, and a number of scattered houses. After World War II most of its residents moved away. Its school was consolidated with the Saltillo school district, and by the early 1960s only a church and two cemeteries remained in the area. In the early 1990s East Caney was a dispersed rural community.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Christopher Long | © Texas State Historical Association
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
East Caney is classified as a Town
Locations
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- Latitude
- 33.13178250
- Longitude
- -95.45689530
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No
East Caney by the Numbers
Population Counts
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| Pop. | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2009 | Local Officials |