Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Canaan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Webster ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Smithsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Rhodesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Barton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Pruitton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Gravelly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Cypress Inn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Kendell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendell
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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