Caney, OK (Town)

Caney is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 185 residents. A post office was established at Caney Switch, Indian Territory for a short time in 1879. The post office took its name from nearby Caney Creek, and referred to the cane brakes along the course of the waterway. Caney's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Oklahoma setting. The local scoop is how Caney's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Caney is not directly served by the Oklahoma state highway system; however, U.S. Highway 69 is located just west of town.