Caney Ridge, OK

Caney Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, within the Cherokee Nation. The 2020 census counted 120 residents. Caney Ridge was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southeastern Cherokee County, on a ridge between two arms of Tenkiller Ferry Lake: Caney Creek to the north and Dry Creek to the south. That mix gives Caney Ridge a clear local shape within Oklahoma, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The CDP is bordered to the north by Tenkiller, to the east by Barber, and to the south by Dry Creek. Caney Ridge includes the western tip of the CDP touches the Illinois River in Tenkiller Ferry Lake.