Carey

History

The village is near Sheriden Cave, where habitation occurred around 11,000BC. The village of Carey was founded in 1843 when W. J. Buell and R. M. Shuler laid out the town on land that they owned. The town was named after Judge John Carey, an early prominent resident. Carey is home to an early settlement of Luxembourgers that continues to uphold its Luxembourg heritage today. Each year, an annual pilgrimage honoring Our Lady, Consoler of the Afflicted, is attended by crowds of people. The event features a religious procession starting in the neighboring community of Frenchtown and ending in Carey, seven miles away. The procession symbolizes the long journey of Luxembourg immigrants and their search for new life in the United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,755
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,582
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,572
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,518
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,458
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,405
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,233
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,184

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2016-02-07
  6 km W of Put-in-Bay, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2010-05-14
  1 km ENE of Gibsonburg, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-30
  5 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio