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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canaan had a population of 1,045 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- East Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falls Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- West Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norfolk
- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Alander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alander is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alander
- Ore Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Marlborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mount Riga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Riga is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Riga
- South Norfolk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norfolk
- South Sandisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boston Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Irondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
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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