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 Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan Valley listed first.
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - East Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
- East Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <4>
- Canaan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canaan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
- West Norfolk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norfolk
- West Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Norfolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <4>
- Southfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Ashley Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- South Sandisfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- New Marlborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Mill River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County
- South Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- South Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
- North Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Colebrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colebrook
- North Colebrook is located in Litchfield County
- Sandisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Village
- Falls Village is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Village <4>
- South Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norfolk
- South Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County
- Mill Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Mill Brook is located in Litchfield County
- Colebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <4>
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
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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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |